NCT01756820

Single-portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Versus Knifelight for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A Randomized Control Trial

Single-portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release vs Knifelight for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A Randomized Control Trial.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Ioannina · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Single-portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Agee technique, SmartRelease™, MicroAire) and mini-open technique (Knifelight®, Stryker) are equally effective and safe surgical options for the treatment of primary Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Single-portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Microaire®)	SmartRelease® ECTR endoscopic carpal tunnel release system of MicroAire (http://www.microaire.com/products/ectr-endoscopic-carpal-tunnel/smart-release-ctrs/).
PROCEDURE	Knifelight	A mini-open single portal technique using the Knifelight® device (Stryker) according to the surgical technique as described by the manufacturer (antegrade approach)

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2012-12-27
• Last updated: 2016-05-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece