Added Value of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis, Management, and Follow-Up of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Conditions studied: Ultrasonography, Diagnosis, Management, Follow-Up, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
In brief
This study aims to assess the ultrasound (US) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) as a tool for diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06834061
- Run by
- Kafrelsheikh University
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2025-02-19
- Expected to finish
- 2025-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥18 years old.
- Both sexes.
- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
You may not qualify if…
- History of wrist surgery (including carpal tunnel injection) or fracture.
- Clinical or electrophysiological evidence of an accompanying condition that mimics carpal tunnel syndrome or interferes with its evaluation, such as proximal median neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy or polyneuropathy.
- History of underlying disorders associated with carpal tunnel syndrome such as diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, acromegaly or hypothyroidism.
- Electrodiagnostic findings suggestive of co-existing neurological disorders.
- Subclinical sensory polyneuropathy.
Where it is running
- Kafrelsheikh University — Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt (enrolling)
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