NCT03132051

Sonographic Evaluation of Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Following Steroid Injection

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study was to assess sonographic changes of the median nerve after steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Detailed description

Patients with CTS were recruited. The Boston Questionnaire (BQ) was administered and ultrasonographic and electrophysiological examinations were performed before and at two, six, and 12 weeks after steroid injection. Cross sectional area (CSA) was measured at 2 levels: at the tunnel inlet and in the mid-carpal tunnel. Flattening ratio (FR) was measured only in the mid-carpal tunnel. Correlation analyses between baseline ultrasonography, BQ, and electrophysiological measures were performed.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	steroid injection	ultrasound-guided steroid injection using 1ml of 10 mg (10mg/ml) triamcinolone acetonide

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-02-01
• Completion: 2018-02-01
• First posted: 2017-04-27
• Last updated: 2017-04-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan