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NCT Number: NCT05497037

Safety and Efficacy of Carpal Stim in Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Carpal Stim for pain relief in CTS subjects.

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Key information

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Hualien City, Taiwan

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female subjects aged ≥ 20 years old during the recruitment phase
  • Clinical diagnosis of CTS:
  • Diagnosis of CTS was confirmed by Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) but not limited to NCV
  • Symptoms consistent with CTS for at least 3 months and the numerical rating scale (NRS) score ≥ 5 during the recruitment phase
  • Willing to abstain from any other treatment or therapy for CTS throughout the trial except protocol-described medications
  • The subject is willing and able to comply with the procedure and requirements of this trial
  • The participant is able to understand and provide informed consent, and has signed their written informed consent in accordance with IRB requirements

Exclusion criteria

  • Wrist fractures or cysts at the CTS affected side
  • Wrist surgery within the past 3 months, especially carpal tunnel release surgery at the CTS affected side
  • Receiving upper limb (including neck) surgery
  • Injections of corticosteroids/cortisone into the wrist or hand within the past 3 months
  • With a past medical history of diabetic polyneuropathy
  • With a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis
  • With a past medical history of epilepsy
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40 kg/m2
  • Participation in any investigational study in the last 2 weeks or current enrollment in any trial.
  • Active infection at the stimulator contact site during the recruitment phase
  • Pregnant women or diagnosed with postpartum edema in the wrist per investigator's discretion
  • Patients with implanted medical devices that are electronic products, such as implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers, spinal cord stimulation systems, or spinal cord drug infusion pumps

Treatment and study plan

PRF stimulation

Device

One time 500 kHZ stimulation for 15 min

Sham stimulation

Device

Sham stimulation for 15 min

Primary outcomes

  1. Effectiveness: The responder rate of the PRF group and Sham-Control group

    Time frame: 1 hour after end of stimulation

  2. Safety: Incidence of adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs)

    Time frame: Up to 14 days

  3. Safety: Change in Nerve Conduction Velocity 14th day compared to baseline

    Time frame: 14 days

    Median nerve sensory latency time change over 20%

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion in responder in treatment and sham-controlled groups

    Time frame: 3, 7, 14 days after end of stimulation

  2. Change in NRS score in treatment and sham-controlled groups compared to baseline

    Time frame: 1hr, 3, 7, 14 days after end of stimulation

  3. Change in PGIC scale in treatment and sham-controlled compared to baseline

    Time frame: 1hr, 3, 7, 14 days after end of stimulation

  4. Change in GSS score in treatment and sham-controlled compared to baseline

    Time frame: 1hr, 3, 7, 14 days after end of stimulation

  5. Change in BCTQ-SSS score in treatment and sham-controlled compared to baseline

    Time frame: 14 days after end of stimulation

  6. Change in BCTQ-FSS score in treatment and sham-controlled compared to baseline

    Time frame: 14 days after end of stimulation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

GiMer Medical

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Two-Arm, Sham-Controlled, Parallel-Design Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Carpal Stim for Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Aug 11, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2023

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