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NCT Number: NCT01310218

Length of Post Operative Dressing After Carpal Tunnel Release

The purpose of the study is to prospectively compare the functional, satisfaction, and wound outcomes of patients treated with one of two accepted methods of postoperative dressing following carpal tunnel release. Hypothesis: There will be no difference between the short term (approximately 2 - 3 days)and longer term (9 to 14 days)bulky dressing groups in terms of outcomes.

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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

Phase 4

Primary location

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • adults
  • carpal tunnel syndrome

Exclusion criteria

  • previous surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • ipsilateral hand, arm, shoulder surgery with continued symptoms

Treatment and study plan

extended postoperative dressing

Other

2 weeks of bulky dressing

short postoperative dressing

Other

2 days bulky dressing followed by bandaid

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in Levine-Katz Scale assessed at different time points.

    Time frame: Levine-Katz Scale at baseline (pre-operation)

    Symptom and function of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  2. Change in the Levine-Katz Scale from baseline(pre-operation) at 2 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and two weeks.

    Symptom and Function of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  3. Change in the Levine-Katz Scale from baseline(pre-operation) at 3 months

    Time frame: Baseline and three months.

    Symptom and function of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UConn Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Length of Postoperative Dressing After Mini-open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Randomized Prospective Comparison

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Mar 8, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 8, 2011

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