NCT03671473

Comparison of Focused and Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tri-Service General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Extracorporeal shock wave is a novel treatment for peripheral nerve entrapment. This study was designed to compare the efficacy of focused and radial extracorporeal shock wave for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Detailed description

Both focused and radial extracorporeal shock wave had been proved to treat carpal tunnel syndrome by several studies. However, there was no study comparing these two methods. Considering different mechanisms and costs, this randomized comparative trial would be conducted to compare the efficacy of focused and radial extracorporeal shock wave for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Extracorporeal shock wave	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). Different studies and clinical experiments have demonstrated the efficacy of shock waves in the treatment of musculoskeletal system such as chronic tendinopathies or hypertrophic pseudoarthrosis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2018-09-14
• Last updated: 2021-10-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan