Effectiveness of Kinesiotaping and Peloidotherapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), Kinesio Taping, Exercise, Pain Management, Peloidotherapy

In brief

Patients diagnosed with mild and moderate idiopathic CTS will be randomly divided into three groups. Patients who received 15 sessions of peloid therapy along with a home exercise program will constitute the first group. The second group will consist of patients who received a total of 6 sessions of kinesiotaping twice a week along with a home exercise program. Patients who were given only a home exercise program will be included in the third group. "Patients will be evaluated in detail in terms of clinical examination and outcomes three weeks after the end of treatment and again at three months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06977321

Run by

Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital

People needed

90

Starts

2025-05-17

Expected to finish

2026-05-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-20

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Agreeing to participate voluntarily in the study
• Being diagnosed with mild or moderate idiopathic chronic CTS as a result of anamnesis, clinical examination and nerve conduction study

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of predisposing etiological factors for CTS such as diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney and liver disease, acromegaly, rheumatological diseases, acute trauma, hypothyroidism, etc.
• Being diagnosed with severe CTS
• Having a history of previous wrist surgery or trauma
• Having atrophy in the thenar region or weakness in the thenar muscles
• Having cervical radiculopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, polyneuropathy, brachial neuropathy or proximal median nerve neuropathy
• Having had steroid injections in the last 3 months and taking oral steroid medications
• Being pregnant
• Having an open wound or rash in the wrist and its surroundings that would prevent treatment
• Patients who are receiving or will receive another/additional treatment for CTS
• Patients with a bifid median nerve, persistent median artery, ganglion cyst, tenosynovitis, or tendinitis in the wrist.

Where it is running

• Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital — Konya, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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