The Treatment of the Median Nerve for the Elimination of the Symptoms Associated With the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel Clinical Trial

Official title:

Neuropathy Along the Median Nerve: Etiology of Symptoms Associated With the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a Preliminary Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00634738
• Other study ID #: cer-06-115-06.03
• Secondary ID: no grants
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: March 6, 2008
• Last updated: June 25, 2011
• Start date: January 2007
• Est. completion date: September 2010

Study information

• Verified date: June 2010
• Source: Guy Hains Chiropractor
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethic Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In carpal tunnel syndrome,trigger points are often found in the biceps muscle,in the aponeurosis of the biceps and in the pronator teres muscle.

We hypothesise that by eliminating these trigger points,using ischemic compressions, may diminish the symptoms.

Description:

Using one thumb on the other,the pressure is applied 10 seconds on each TrPs.The treatment is done on each visit for a total of 15(without Charge).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 2010
• Est. primary completion date: June 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between 20 and 60 years old,

• Numbness in the hand affecting the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger and half the ring finger,

• To have suffered from discomfort on a daily basis for at least three months and to agree to a course of 15 chiropractic treatments at no cost.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of upper limb or neck surgery,

• Pregnancy and systemic pathologies possibly related to CTS, such as hypothyroidism, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
• Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
• Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy
• Nerve Compression Syndromes

Intervention

Procedure:
• Ischemic Compression (thumb Pressure)
Pressure, one thumb on the other, applied on the trigger points

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Guy Hains 2930 Côte RIchelieu	Trois-Rivières	Quebec

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Guy Hains Chiropractor

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Levine DW Questionnaire (J.Bone Joint Surg Am 1993;75:1585-92)on carpal tunnel syndrome		after 15treatments,30 days after,6 months later	No
Secondary	A numerical scale,filled by the patient,where they give their perceived improvement from 0% to 100%.		After 15 treatments, 30 days later and 6 months later.	No