Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome With Dynamic Splinting
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
In brief
The Purpose of this study is to examine the effect of using the Carpal Tunnel Dynasplint® System on patients diagnosed with CTS in a randomized, controlled, cross-over study.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00558116
- Run by
- Advanced Centers for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2007-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-05-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients must exhibit one of the following symptoms of CTS: numbness, tingling, or pain in the wrist or hand
- Patients will be ≥18 years old and of either gender
- Patients will agree and be able to sign a voluntary consent to participate form
- Nerve Conduction study results as follows:
- Sensory conduction latency to peak greater than 3.7ms when measured with ring pick up on the volar surface of the index finger measured 14cm from stimulation across the wrist at the median nerve Motor conduction latency to take off greater than 4.2ms when measured with disc pick up on the abductor pollicis brevis muscle measured 8 cm from stimulation across the wrist at the median nerve
You may not qualify if…
- Patients that have thenar atrophy of the hand
- Patients that are currently undergoing manual, hand therapy
- Patients that have been previously diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy
- Patients whose examination shows evidence of a "Double Crush" syndrome
- Pregnancy
- Nerve Conduction study results as follows:
- Sensory conduction latency to peak less than 3.7ms when measured with ring pick up on the volar surface of the index finger measured 14cm from stimulation across the wrist at the median nerve Motor conduction latency to take off less than 4.2ms when measured with disc pick up on the abductor pollicis brevis muscle measured 8cm from stimulation across the wrist at the median nerve
Where it is running
- Advanced Centers for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine — Owings Mills, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
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