NCT02495298

Fascial Manipulation on the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Evaluation of Fascial Manipulation for the Conservative Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial, Phase II

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marta Imamura · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Fascial Manipulation on pain reduction, functional recovery and nerve conduction of patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scale (DASH), Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ) and Electroneuromyography were assessed. The study is blind for the patient and the raters.

Detailed description

This is a prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, rater blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Fascial Manipulation as a therapy for CTS. Fascial Manipulation is an intense friction performed by the elbows or the distal extremities of the interphalangeal articulation of the index finger for some minutes as to promote hyperemia to restore the collagen fibers ability to slide against each other. The friction lasts from 2 to 4 minutes. In this trial, 14 patients were randomized in two groups: The intervention group received fascial manipulation for CTS and the other group, received fascial manipulation on spots not related to CTS. This last group was the placebo control group. The treatment was performed once a week for 5 weeks consecutively and the follow up visits for the assessments were performed 10 days and 3 months after the end of the treatment.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Fascial Manipulation	The Fascial Manipulation was performed by a physiotherapist on the spots indicated by clinician as the most painful ones due to CTS. The selected spots were informed to the physiotherapist after the clinical anamnesis.
PROCEDURE	Sham Fascial Manipulation	After the clinical anamnesis, a physiotherapist performed the Fascial Manipulation on different spots, rather than the spots the clinician considered the most painful ones due to CTS.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-04-01
• First posted: 2015-07-13
• Last updated: 2016-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil