The Relationship Between Age and Carpal Tunnel Size

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Conditions studied: Carpal Tunnel

In brief

Investigators hypothesis is that as human age increases, the size of the carpal tunnel decreases.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03294733

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

100

Starts

2017-05-22

Expected to finish

2020-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Greater than age 18 having bilateral wrists amenable to ultrasound examination.

You may not qualify if…

• Active carpal tunnel syndrome,
• history of carpal tunnel syndrome
• any prior arm or hand surgery (including previous carpal tunnel release for any reason or previous surgery on the volar wrist)
• distal radius fracture deformity
• rheumatoid arthritis
• open wounds or lesions of the hand or forearm
• known congenital deformities of the upper extremity.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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