NCT07167667

Median Nerve Thickness of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome After Two Different Physiotherapy Modalities

Investigation of the Effects of Two Different Physiotherapy Modalities on Median Nerve Thickness, Electrophysiological Activity, Pain Intensity and Quality of Life in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - An Observational Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Emre Şenocak · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study plans to include a total of 60 patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Patients will be divided into two groups according to the treatment they receive. One group will receive only paraffin treatment, while the other group will receive only ESWT treatment. ESWT will be applied for a total of 5 sessions. Paraffin will be applied for a total of 10 sessions. As assessment tools; * Measurement of median nerve thickness with ultrasound * Electromyography * Visual Analog Scale * Short Form-36 Evaluations will be made twice by a specialist physician before and after the treatments.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Paraffin Bath	Patients' hands will be dipped into the paraffin bath 8-10 times.
OTHER	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy	The patients will be treated with a sound wave pulse frequency of 15 Hz, an intensity of 1.5 bar, and a total number of pulses of 2000 for one session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-25
• Primary completion: 2025-10-25
• Completion: 2025-10-25
• First posted: 2025-09-11
• Last updated: 2025-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)