NCT02218229

The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tri-Service General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The shock wave is a new and potential intervention for the reinnervation of peripheral nerve. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on carpal tunnel syndrome.

Detailed description

Recently, many studies show the potential effect of shock wave for the reinnervation for peripheral neuropathy in the animal mode. Only one study reveal the potential benefit of shock wave in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Althouh its expressive finding, the number of cases is relatively too small to make a conclusive remark. Large and well-designed study would expand the new field.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Shock wave	Shock waves are defined a sequence of acoustic pulse characterized by a high peak pressure (100 MPa), fast pressure rise (\< 10 ns) and short duration (10 μs). Different studies and clinical experiments have demonstrated the efficacy of shock waves in the treatment of musculoskeletal system such as chronic tendinopathies or hypertrophic pseudoarthrosis

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2014-08-18
• Last updated: 2017-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan