NCT06519058

Effectiveness of Self-Myofascial Stretching on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Effectiveness of Carpal Ligament Self-Myofascial Stretching Over Conventional Physical Therapy on Reducing Pain and Improving Function in Patients With Stage I and II Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background/Objectives: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a median mononeuropathy from nerve compression in the wrist's carpal tunnel, will be studied to compare self-myofascial carpal ligament stretching plus conventional physical therapy versus physical therapy alone for pain reduction and function improvement in stage I/II CTS patients. Methods: Thirty-six eligible stage I/II CTS patients will be randomized (18/group). The experimental group will receive self-myofascial stretching + conventional therapy; controls will get conventional therapy only. Treatment will last 6 weeks; outcomes will be assessed via Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale.

Conditions

• Patients With Stage I and II Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	self-myofascial stretching	self-myofascial stretching exercise
OTHER	conventional physical therapy	conventional physical therapy treatment, including exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-04
• Completion: 2024-05-29
• First posted: 2024-07-25
• Last updated: 2025-12-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India