Pre-operative Sonographic Assessment of The Median Nerve in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Does it Affect The Operative Procedure?

CTS Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pre-operative Sonographic Assessment of The Median Nerve in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Does it Affect The Operative Procedure?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03082027
• Other study ID #: Minia university
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 7, 2017
• Last updated: March 16, 2017
• Start date: April 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: March 2017
• Source: Minia University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Sonographic Assessment of The Median Nerve in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to assess the surgical importance and added value of superficial ultrasonography in assessment of the median nerve in CTS.

Description:

Abstract Objective: To assess the surgical importance and added value of superficial ultrasonography in assessment of the median nerve in CTS.

Methods: The study was conducted on thirty patients with CTS with electrophysiological confirmation; twelve males and eighteen females with mean age 43.93±4.51 (range 35-52y), and another thirty normal subjects; fifteen males and fifteen females, with their mean age 36.7±4.86 (range 29-45y). The cross sectional area (CSA) and flattening ratio (FR) at different levels were measured on both groups. Data from the study and control groups were compared. The accuracy of the ultrasonographic diagnostic criteria for CTS was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. All the patients had surgical carpal tunnel release and the operative details were correlated with the ultrasonographic data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

• bifid median nerve, carpal tunnel mass lesions, persistent median artery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• CTS

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• ultrasonography
ultrasonography of median nerve

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Minia University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	cross sectional area		three minutes
Primary	flattening ratio		three minutes
Secondary	cross sectional area difference		three minutes