NCT06717477

Streamlining Care for Patients With Compression Neuropathies: The Carpal Tunnel Plus Pathway

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the impact of a new care pathway (the Carpal Tunnel Plus Pathway) in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What was the effect of the Carpal Tunnel Plus Pathway on wait times between each step of the care pathway (e.g. from referral to initial consult, from initial consult to surgical consult, etc.)? 2. How satisfied are patients with the care they received through the Carpal Tunnel Plus Pathway? Researchers will compare wait times pre- and post- Pathway implementation to see if there was any change. Participants will be asked to complete a short patient satisfaction survey.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Changes to the care pathway for carpal tunnel syndrome (The Carpal Tunnel Plus Pathway)	Changes to the care pathway for carpal tunnel syndrome. Features of the CTS+ pathway include new referral form, care map for mild, moderate and severe CTS established, point or care ultrasound with steroid injection introduced, and expedited referral to surgeons.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-18
• Primary completion: 2026-03-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2024-12-05
• Last updated: 2025-12-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada