Early Motion Following Carpal Tunnel Release

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

In brief

To objectively and subjectively assess two modes of commonly employed rehabilitation and confirm a superior method to treat patients following carpal tunnel release. One of the problems following carpal tunnel release (CTR) for carpal tunnel syndrome, and all hand surgeries, is the debilitation in the postoperative period. This relates to muscle atrophy and joint stiffness due to immobilization or relative inactivity in the postoperative period. Specifically, patients suffer increased days off from work, lost wages, and difficulties with activities of daily living affecting the patient and society at large. CTR is a very common procedure in hand surgery making it easy to study and important to optimize the postoperative care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00845325

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

16

Starts

2008-12-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-29

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome
• Recommended for carpal tunnel release

You may not qualify if…

• Severe thenar weakness
• proximal neuropathy of the same arm.
• generalized peripheral neuropathy
• active psychiatric disorder
• chronic renal failure require dialysis
• reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• previous injury of affected wrist or median nerve
• simultaneous ipsilateral upper extremity surgery
• carpal tunnel syndrome with acute injury

Where it is running

• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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