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NCT Number: NCT03730376

Decision Making in Hypothetical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Participants will be presented with a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel and asked to make a decision for that case.

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Key information

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cumulative Trauma Disorders Median Neuropathy Mononeuropathies Nerve Compression Syndromes Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Sprains and Strains Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford Health Care

Redwood City, California, 94063, United States

About this study

Participants will be randomized into 1 of 2 groups and receive a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel, with or without cost information, and asked to decide if that hypothetical patient should undergo a carpal tunnel release.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients presenting to hand clinic OR mturk workers
  • age 18 or older

Exclusion criteria

  • traumatic mechanism of injury

Treatment and study plan

Cost Information

Other

participants will be given information on the personal and societal costs

Primary outcomes

  1. Decision to have Treatment

    Time frame: immediately after completing survey

    Participants are asked to answer "Should you get surgery right now," with the options of definitely yes, probably, maybe, maybe not, probably not, and definitely not

Secondary outcomes

  1. Opinion on healthcare costs

    Time frame: immediately after completing survey

    a 7 item, likert response questionnaire used to elicit participant opinions on cost in health care. This is a non-validated tool.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Patient and Consumer Decision Making in a Hypothetical Case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Nov 5, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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