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NCT number NCT03031054
Other study ID # HA for CTS
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2017
Est. completion date October 28, 2019

Study information

Verified date October 2019
Source Tri-Service General Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathy with involving compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Rather than other progressive disease, CTS is characterized by remission and recurrence. The hydrodissection could decrease the entrapment of nerve to restore blood supply. In addition, the hyaluronic acid was proved to decrease adhension of soft tissue and nerve during operation. The investigators design a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial to assess the effect after ultrasound-guided hydrodissection with hyaluronic acid in patients with CTS.


Description:

After obtaining written informed consent, patients with bilateral CTS will been randomized into intervention and control group. Participants in intervention group received one-dose ultrasound-guided hydrodissection with hyaluronic acid and control side received one-dose ultrasound-guided injection with normal saline. No additional treatment after injection through the study period. The primary outcome is Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ) and secondary outcomes include visual analog scale (VAS), cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve, sensory nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve, and finger pinch strength. The evaluation was performed pretreatment as well as on the 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year after the treatment.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 35
Est. completion date October 28, 2019
Est. primary completion date October 28, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 20 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age between 20-80 year-old.

- Diagnosis was confirmed using an electrophysiological study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cancer

- Coagulopathy

- Pregnancy

- Inflammation status

- Cervical radiculopathy

- Polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy

- Thoracic outlet syndrome

- Previously undergone wrist surgery or steroid injection for CTS

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Sono-guided injection with hyaluronic acid
Sono-guided injection with hyaluronic acid (ARTZDispo, 25 mg/2.5 ml) between carpal tunnel and median nerve
Sono-guided injection with normal saline
Sono-guided injection with 2.5cc Normal saline (0.9%) between carpal tunnel and median nerve

Locations

Country Name City State
Taiwan Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tri-Service General Hospital Tai Chung Municipality Neihu District
Taiwan Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tri-Service General Hospital Taipei Neihu District

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tri-Service General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

References & Publications (4)

Atzei A, Calcagni M, Breda B, Fasolo G, Pajardi G, Cugola L. Clinical evaluation of a hyaluronan-based gel following microsurgical reconstruction of peripheral nerves of the hand. Microsurgery. 2007;27(1):2-7. — View Citation

Burns JW, Skinner K, Colt J, Sheidlin A, Bronson R, Yaacobi Y, Goldberg EP. Prevention of tissue injury and postsurgical adhesions by precoating tissues with hyaluronic acid solutions. J Surg Res. 1995 Dec;59(6):644-52. — View Citation

Ozgenel GY, Filiz G. Effects of human amniotic fluid on peripheral nerve scarring and regeneration in rats. J Neurosurg. 2003 Feb;98(2):371-7. — View Citation

Ozgenel GY. Effects of hyaluronic acid on peripheral nerve scarring and regeneration in rats. Microsurgery. 2003;23(6):575-81. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change from baseline of severity of symptoms and functional status on 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year after injection Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire (BCTQ) is a frequently used patient-based questionnaire for measurement of CTS which encompasses two components. In total, 11 questions and 8 items were evaluated to rate the symptom severity scale (SSS) and functional status scale (FSS), respectively. Both subscales range from 1 to 5 with a higher score indicating a higher degree of disability. The mean of total SSS and FSS divided with each item score were used for further analysis. Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year
Secondary Change from baseline of pain on 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year after injection Digital pain severity or paresthesia/dysthesia was evaluated using visual analog scale (VAS). Pain score scale ranged from 0 to 10, with 10 indicating the most severe pain. Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year
Secondary Change from baseline of cross-sectional area of the median nerve on 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year after injection Using the musculoskeletal sonogram to measure the cross-sectional area of the median nerve before treatment and multiple time frame after treatment. Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year
Secondary Change from baseline of conduction velocity, amplitude of median nerve on 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year after injection electrophysiological study of the median nerve before treatment and multiple time frame after treatment. Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year
Secondary Change from baseline of finger pinch on 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year after injection The finger pinch strength was measured using dynamometer (Fabrication Enterprises Inc., USA). The subject was seated with shoulder adducted and neutrally rotated with the elbow flexed at 90°. The forearm and wrist were positioned in a neutral position for the palmar pinch Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month and one year
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