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CompletedNCT02991001

The Effect of Hydrodissection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The Effect of Hydrodissection for Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34 (actual)
Sponsor
Tri-Service General Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
20 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathy with involving compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Rather than other progressive disease, CTS is characterized by remission and recurrence. The hydrodissection could decrease the entrapment of nerve to restore blood supply. Despite the hydrodissection was pervasively used in clinical practice, current researches contain small participant without control group or randomized leading to foreseeable selection bias. The investigators design a randomized, double-blind, controlled trail to assess the effect after ultrasound-guided hydrodissection in patients with CTS.

Detailed description

After obtaining written informed consent, patients with bilateral CTS will been randomized into intervention and control group. Participants in intervention group received one-dose ultrasound-guided hydrodissection and control side received one-dose ultrasound-guided injection at subcutaneous layer beyond carpal tunnel. No additional treatment after injection through the study period. The primary outcome is visual analog scale (VAS) and secondary outcomes include Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ), cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve, sensory nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve, and finger pinch strength. The evaluation was performed pretreatment as well as on the 2nd week, 1st, 2nd and 3rd month after the treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREUltrasound-guided hydrodissectionUltrasound-guided hydrodissection with 5cc normal saline between carpal tunnel and median nerve.
PROCEDUREPlacebo ultrasound-guided injectionUltrasound-guided injection with 5cc normal saline at subcutaneous layer beyond carpal tunnel
DEVICEUltrasound
DRUGNormal Saline

Timeline

Start date
2017-01-01
Primary completion
2018-04-15
Completion
2018-04-15
First posted
2016-12-13
Last updated
2018-08-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02991001. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.