NCT05997823

Dorsovolar Kinesiotape in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Is Dorso-Volar Kinesiotape Added to the Home Exercise Program Effective in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?-Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to compare the short- and medium-term efficacy of dorso-volar kinesiotape (KT) added to home exercises (HE) with sham-KT and HE alone in the treatment of mild or moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in terms of pain, symptom severity, function, grip strength, and electrophysiological parameters.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	kinesiotape	The button hole technique was used for area correction during the KT application (Figure 1). Two I-tapes were applied, one from the medial epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the palmar side and the other from the lateral epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the dorsal side. The area where the phalanges are located was marked, and two hole was drilled in the center.After cleaning the skin with alcohol, the tape to be applied to the palmar side was passed over the 3rd and 4th fingers, and the patient was asked to perform radial deviation and wrist extension
OTHER	home exercises	home exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-07-01
• Completion: 2023-07-29
• First posted: 2023-08-18
• Last updated: 2024-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)