Status:
COMPLETED
Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Europea de Madrid
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the present investigation the pain reduction effects of a physical therapy technique will be compared to those produced by the absence of treatment, in subjects who suffer the signs and symptoms of...
Detailed Description
The present randomized clinical trial will perform a comparison of the pain reduction effect produced by the application of the median nerve neural mobilization technique (a non pharmaceutical physica...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must be medically diagnosed with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (with confirmative electrodiagnostic findings).
- Full understanding of written and spoken Spanish (language).
- Participants must freely consent to participate.
- The presence of positive Phalen and Tinel signs.
- The presence of carpal tunnel syndrome signs and symptoms
Exclusion
- The lack to meet inclusion criterions, the presence of cognitive impairment.
- Tumors
- Cancer
- Upper limb surgery or trauma
- Pregnancy
- Deformities of the (affected) upper limb
- Recent skin injuries or infections (in the affected upper limb)
- Autoimmune inflammatory conditions or flu type symptoms.
- Allergy to gabapentin
- Participants must not be (during the present investigation) under any type of pain reducing treatment (conservative, homeopathic, invasive or not invasive).
- Metabolic neuropathy.
- Obesity (body mass index over 30).
- Participants who are not employed.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 5 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 14 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
74 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04329247
Start Date
May 5 2020
End Date
August 14 2020
Last Update
December 10 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Ciudad Hospitalaria Enrique Tejera
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, 2001