Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Cerebral & Peripheral Electrical Stimulation on Pain and Function in CTS
Lead Sponsor:
Suez Canal University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hiroshima University
Complejo Hospitalario de Especialidades Juan Ramón Jimenez
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized, double-blind, multi-center, factorial clinical trial to study the effectiveness of cerebral and peripheral electrical stimulation on pain and functional limitations associated wi...
Detailed Description
The study will be carried out on patients attending (1) Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic in Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, EGYPT, (2) Hiroshima Universit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females aged \>18 years and \<65 years.
- Paresthesia, pain or vasomotor symptoms through the distribution of median nerve (persistence \> 2 months).
- Positive result for Phalen's, Tinel's and/or carpal compression tests during physical examination.
- Mild-to-moderate severity of CTS according to American Association of Neuromuscular \& Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) 2002 (mild: abnormal sensory peak latency \[≥3.5ms\] with normal motor distal latency \[\<4.4\]; moderate: abnormal sensory \[≥3.5ms\] and motor \[≥4.4ms\] latencies).
Exclusion
- Previous history of wrist surgery
- Presence of predisposing etiological factors for CTS (e.g., diabetes mellitus).
- Trauma, neurological, psychiatric, rheumatic diseases, renal failure, pregnancy, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism.
- Presence of conditions that might cause numbness in the hand, including cervical radiculopathy, cervical ribs, plexopathy, and polyneuropathy.
- Pharmacological treatment with oral steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within the previous month.
- Participation in a physical therapy program.
- Administration of steroid injection(s) within the previous 6 months.
- Previous treatment with TENS \<6 months.
- Previous treatment with tDCS.
- Use of pacemakers or other implanted devices.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Refuse to participate.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04092088
Start Date
December 1 2019
End Date
October 1 2020
Last Update
September 19 2019
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