Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(CTS) Clinical Trial
Official title:
Sonography-guided Steroid Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
| Verified date | September 2015 |
| Source | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | Taiwan : Food and Drug Administration |
| Study type | Interventional |
Purpose: To compare the outcome between sonography-guided steroid injection and direct steroid injection on carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS).
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 39 |
| Est. completion date | July 2014 |
| Est. primary completion date | July 2014 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 18 Years to 80 Years |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - with >2 following symptoms : 1. disrupt sleep result in nocturnal paresthesia. 2. symptoms release by shaking hand. 3. pain and paresthesia during grasping. 4. any sensory symptom on first, 2th, 3th and partial 4th fingers. - symptoms >1month. - Padua's classification : minimal, mild, moderate) - meet one of three diagnosis criteria of carpal tunnel syndrome. Exclusion Criteria: - any history can cause periphery nerve disease. - affected side had fracture or paralysis. - had accepted operation for carpal tunnel syndrome before. - pregnant - wrist or hand sprain, ulnar nerve disease cervical nerve root disease, multiple neuropathy or nerve anastomosis. - Padua's classification: severe, extreme. - ultrasonography show space occupying. - patient taking anticoagulants. - severe systemic disease. - wrist's skin or wrist joint has infection. - can't complete the 6 months' follow up. - allergy to steroid. - has cognition disorder. |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment
| Country | Name | City | State |
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| Chang Gung Memorial Hospital |
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| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | QuickDASH | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No | |
| Secondary | Chinese version of Boston symptom and function scale for carpal tunnel syndrome, SS & FS | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No | |
| Secondary | Record the neurological symptoms perceived by patient after injection according to their describtion | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No | |
| Secondary | Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament test(SWMT) | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No | |
| Secondary | 2-Point Discrimination test on 2nd digit | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No | |
| Secondary | Nerve conduction study done on the affected hand using Necolet Viking Quest | We will record the latency, amplitude and conduction velocity retrieved from nerve conduction study of both motor neurons and sensory neuron | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No |
| Secondary | Sonography examination done with patients sitting, elbow flexion and forearm supination placing on table | The test will done twice and will record the average data of both the cross-section area and the bowing distance of transverse ligament of wrist. | Change from Baseline data at 6 weeks | No |