NCT05855993

Neural Glides With and Without Therapeutic Ultra Sound on in Pregnant Computer Workers With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Effects of Neural Glides With and Without Therapeutic Ultra Sound on Pain Symptom Severity and Functional Status in Pregnant Computer Workers With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To study the effects of Neural Glides with and without using therapeutic ultrasound and functional status in pregnant computer workers with CTS

Detailed description

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a median nerve compression and results in significant discomfort and pain, daily living activity limitation, loss of sleep and work disability. Carpal tunnel Syndrome is more common in pregnancy because in pregnancy prolactin hormone increase the fluid retention in extra capsule and results in soft tissue swelling. Several therapeutically treatments have been advocated for the carpal tunnel syndrome including Mobilizations, nerve gliding, tendon gliding, Ultrasound, icing, Massaging. Women experience pregnancy several times, and if they acquire Carpal tunnel syndrome, invasive treatments cannot be used, the probability of reoccurrence of Carpal tunnel syndrome in the next pregnancy with higher intensity. Use of non-invasive treatment methods are more beneficial. Carpal tunnel syndrome very common nowadays as most of the population is involved in computer work by some means especially the computer working ladies who always use the conventional mouse and key board for their work. Pregnant Women diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel syndrome and are computer working would be selected for this study. Diagnostic criteria would be positive Tinel's and Phalen's. The subjects will be divided into two groups. Group A (Experimental) and group B (Control). Group A will perform with nerve glides with therapeutic ultrasound. The control group does only exercise program (tendon and nerve gliding exercises). Both groups are assessed by outcome measures pre and post interventions. Pain symptoms is measured with the help of Visual Analogue Scale, The Boston Carpal Tunnel questionnaire form will administer for the patient evaluation Functional Status Scale and Symptom Severity Scale.

Conditions

• Pregnancy Related

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nerve Glide Exercise with Ultra Sound	A brief demonstration will be given to perform the nerve glides exercises to both group. The duration of exercise programmed is 15 minutes every 3 to 5 times per day for 4 weeks. Group A will perform exercise with ultrasound
OTHER	Nerve Glide Exercise without Ultra Sound	Group B will perform exercise for 10 minutes every 3 to 5 times per day without ultrasound.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-06
• Primary completion: 2023-07-01
• Completion: 2023-07-01
• First posted: 2023-05-12
• Last updated: 2023-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan