NCT06201520

The Effect of Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The Effect of Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-A 3-arm, Randomized Sham Laser Acupuncture Controlled Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Acupuncture and laser acupuncture treatments have been proven to be effective and safe treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS). However, there is still a lack of direct comparative studies of acupuncture and laser acupuncture in the treatment of CTS. A 3-arm, randomized controlled study in acupuncture, laser acupuncture study and sham laser acupuncture therapy was designed for patient with carpal tunnel syndrome. The Glabal symptom score (GSS), Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ), neurophysiological study, morphological examination under ultrasonography will be evaluated before and after treatment. Comparison of therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture, laser acupuncture and sham laser acupuncture in the treatment of CTS will be explored.

Detailed description

The primary outcome will analyze the change of the Glabal symptom score (GSS) during intervention peroid. The secondary outcome will evaluate the neurophysiological study, morphological examination under ultrasonography before and after treatment. Comparison of therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture, laser acupuncture and sham laser acupuncture in the treatment of CTS will be explored.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Acupuncture
• Laser Acupuncture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	manual acupuncture	manual acupuncture
DEVICE	laser acupuncture	laser acupuncture therapy
DEVICE	sham laser acupuncture	sham laser acupuncture
DEVICE	wrist splint	wear wrist splint at night

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2024-01-11
• Last updated: 2024-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan