NCT02278289

Comparative Effectiveness of Ultrasound and Paraffin Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of combining a wrist orthosis with either ultrasound therapy or paraffin bath therapy in treating carpal tunnel syndrome patients.

Detailed description

The purpose of this exploratory study is to compare the combination of a wrist orthosis with either ultrasound therapy or paraffin bath therapy in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome patients. We hypothesized that ultrasound therapy might be more effective than paraffin therapy because it provides both thermal and nonthermal effects.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	ultrasound	Patients in the ultrasound therapy group were treated with US therapy for 5 minutes each session, twice per week for 8 weeks.
PROCEDURE	paraffin therapy	Patients in the paraffin therapy group were treated with the dip-and-wrap method of paraffin bath therapy in the hospital twice per week for 8 weeks. The temperature of the paraffin bath was maintained at approximately 55°C

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2014-10-29
• Last updated: 2021-02-24
• Results posted: 2021-02-24