NCT07074509

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Extracoropral Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Extracoropral Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of manual therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.

Detailed description

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the most common peripheral neuropathy in the upper limb, occurs due to the entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist. Treatment options for CTS consist of wrist splints, physical modalities, local corticosteroid injections, and surgical release. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive technique that uses single-pulse acoustic waves. These pulses are generated outside the body and focused on a specific part of the body.

Conditions

• Manual Therapy
• Extracoropral Shock Wave Therapy
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual therapy	Patients were treated by manual therapy in the form of nerve gliding, soft tissue release, and carpal bone mobilization, three sessions per week for 4weeks.
OTHER	Extracorporeal shock wave therapy	Patients were treated by extracorporeal shock wave therapy. 4 sessions, one week apart, 2000 pulses per session, intensity 1.6 mj/mm, and frequency 8Hz.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-19
• Primary completion: 2024-11-01
• Completion: 2024-11-01
• First posted: 2025-07-20
• Last updated: 2025-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt