Status:
UNKNOWN
Post-Operative Splinting After Short-Incision Carpal Tunnel Release: a Prospective Study
Lead Sponsor:
Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This research study is for patients who are schedule to have carpal tunnel release surgery. The investigators have developed this study in order to determine if post-operative splinting is effective i...
Detailed Description
Your participation in this study will last for five office visits of approximately 30 minutes each. If you decide to participate in this study, we would first have you come to clinic where you would u...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who were diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and are going to receive nerve decompression with short incision
- The Criteria of CTS
- Numbness, tingling, pain and night symptoms in median nerve distribution
- Positive Tinel signs over the median nerve at the Carpal Tunnel
- Negative Tinel signs at the Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular areas
- Positive Carpal Tunnel Tests
- Electrophysiological changes (confirmed with NCT)
- Over the age of 18
- Ability to give informed consent to participate in a research study
Exclusion
- Patients with peripheral neuropathy of the median nerve secondary to trauma, external compressions (tumours, bone malunion) or other non-compressive causes.
- Patients with the presence of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Tinel must be negative at the Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular areas)
- Patients with the presence of Cervical Disc disease
- Patients with another site of compression (such as pronator teres compression)
- Patients who have had previous carpal tunnel release on the same hand
- Patients under the age of 18
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01897272
Start Date
September 1 2012
End Date
September 1 2019
Last Update
January 25 2018
Active Locations (2)
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Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
2
Kleinert, Kutz & Associates
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202