NCT02801461

The Effect of ESWT for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tri-Service General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 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 cubital tunnel syndrome.

Detailed description

Investigators perform a prospective randomized, single-blinded study to investigate the effect of ESWT in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome. Patients were randomized into intervention and control group. Participants in intervention group received three-sessions of ESWT and single one session of ESWT was given in control group. The evaluation was performed pretreatment as well as on the 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th and 24 week after the treatment.

Conditions

• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	extracorporeal shock wave therapy	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: 2016-10-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-31
• First posted: 2016-06-15
• Last updated: 2018-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan