NCT04346030

Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Corticosteroid Injection Versus Corticosteroid Injection and Hydrodissection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of ultrasound guided steroid injection versus ultrasound guided steroid hydrodissection to treat patients with CTS.

Detailed description

This study was a prospective, randomized clinical trial. Patients with CTS were randomly treated with sonographically guided corticosteroid injection (group A); sonographically guided hydrodissection and corticosteroid injection (group B). Boston Carpal tunnel questionnaire, nerve conduction studies and VAS pain score were performed on initial visit and after 6 weeks and 12 weeks .

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Triamcinolone Acetonide	ultrasound guided steroid injection using 1ml of 10mg triamcinolone acetonide (Shincort) mixed with 1ml of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) and 8cc NS
DRUG	lidocaine hydrochloride	ultrasound guided steroid injection using 1ml of 10mg triamcinolone acetonide (Shincort) mixed with 1ml of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) and 8cc NS
DRUG	normal saline	ultrasound guided steroid injection using 1ml of 10mg triamcinolone acetonide (Shincort) mixed with 1ml of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) and 8cc NS

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-04-17
• Primary completion: 2021-07-01
• Completion: 2021-07-01
• First posted: 2020-04-15
• Last updated: 2020-04-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan