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Sixty eight female patients who had symptoms of carpal tunnel syndromesuch as wrist pain or numbness and paraesthesia and had lymphedema of an upper extremity.Their ages will be ranged from 40 to 60 years. The participants will be selected from Out Patient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University and randomly distributed into two equal groups.Duration of treatment for 4weeks.All subjects signed an informed consent form, and the rights of subjects were protected.


Clinical Trial Description

In this study the patients will be randomly assigned into two equal groups(34 patients for each group)Group A (experimental group):This group includes 34female patients who will receive extra corporeal shock wave therapy one session per week for 4 weeks in addition to physical therapy exercises (including carpal bone mobilization, nerve glide skin care and manual lymph drainage 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks. Group B (control group): This group includes 34female patients who will receive shame extra corporeal shock wave therapy one session per week for 4 weeks in addition to physical therapy exercises (including carpal bone mobilization, nerve glide exercises, skin care and manual lymph drainage 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks. ;


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NCT number NCT06131515
Study type Interventional
Source Cairo University
Contact shahira sami, A.lecturer
Phone 01021986609
Email shahirasami6@cu.edu.eg
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 2023
Completion date December 2023

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