Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02800187
The Dose Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Mild to Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 69 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 85 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 dose effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on carpal tunnel syndrome.
Detailed description
The investigator perform a prospective randomized, single-blinded study to investigate the dose effect of ESWT in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. The evaluation was performed pretreatment as well as on the 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th and 24 week after the treatment.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | ESWT | 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). |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-10-01
- Completion
- 2017-10-01
- First posted
- 2016-06-15
- Last updated
- 2017-10-11
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Taiwan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02800187. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.