NCT06555926

Effect of Acupressure on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnant Women

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of acupressure on carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant women.

Detailed description

The pregnant women are more prone to develop carpal tunnel syndrome because they retain more fluid during the later stages of their pregnancies. The more fluid retained , the more swelling occurs , squeezing the nerves that run through the hand and finger. Also most women who experience pain, numbness and tingling in the hand for the first time due to pregnancy have no idea that they have carpal tunnel syndrome. Given the importance of treating CTS and preventing the limitations caused by this syndrome, and since it can turn into a debilitating disease if left untreated, acupressure can be recommended as a safe and noninvasive technique for reducing the severity of clinical symptoms. Till now, there is no previous studies explored the effect of acupressure on carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant women. So, this study will be conducted to provide new information about the efficacy of acupressure in management of carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant women, which will help such pregnant women to overcome this problem and will add new evidence to the field of physical therapy.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupressure	The pregnant women will receive acupressure on the (Pc-6/Lung-7 )acupoints one minute for each point with 3 repetitions on both side( about 30minutes /session),2 times per week in addition to advices for 12 weeks.
OTHER	advices for relieving carpal tunnel syndrome	The pregnant women will receive advices for 12 weeks as follows: * Avoid heavy lifting. * Avoid repetitive tasks. * Sit on chairs with armrests and elevate affected hand on the armrest * Avoid sleeping on the side of the affected hand. * Keep the wrist in a neutral (straight) position. * Avoid positions of full flexion and extension. * Reduce general swelling by: * eating less salty food . * elevating legs when sitting . * wearing compression garments. * Apply cold water over the wrist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-01
• Primary completion: 2024-11-01
• Completion: 2024-12-01
• First posted: 2024-08-15
• Last updated: 2024-08-15