Novel Decision Aid for Carpal Tunnel Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

In brief

A questionnaire will be given to patients who are considering undergoing hand surgery as a treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to help participants decide between two surgical options- Wide-Awake-Local-Anesthesia-no-Tourniquet (WALANT) and traditional open hand surgery. These patients will be asked to complete a pre-questionnaire knowledge test and a post-questionnaire knowledge test. the primary objective is to validate this questionnaire to be used by other orthopedic surgeons. This study will also reveal patient preference between these two surgical treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04693273

Run by

Henry Ford Health System

People needed

100

Starts

2020-02-12

Expected to finish

2021-01-20

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of older,
• CTS patients who are CTR candidates,
• Comprehend and understand English,
• Passed the Orientation-memory-concentration test done before the decision aid

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 18 years of age,
• Non-CTS patients,
• Not CTR candidates,
• Do not comprehend or read English,
• Failed the Orientation-memory-concentration test done before the decision aid

Where it is running

• Henry Ford Health System — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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