The Relationship Between Age and Carpal Tunnel Size

Investigators hypothesis is that as human age increases, the size of the carpal tunnel decreases.

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Key information

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Median Neuropathy Mononeuropathies Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mayo Clinic in Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

About this study

Participants will be taken to a hand examination room where a portable ultrasound (US) machine is present. A previously determined wrist will be examined for each of the participants. The US will be used to obtain measurements of the subjects carpal tunnel and median nerve at multiple levels in order to define its size.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Greater than age 18 having bilateral wrists amenable to ultrasound examination.

Exclusion criteria

Active carpal tunnel syndrome,
history of carpal tunnel syndrome
any prior arm or hand surgery (including previous carpal tunnel release for any reason or previous surgery on the volar wrist)
distal radius fracture deformity
rheumatoid arthritis
open wounds or lesions of the hand or forearm
known congenital deformities of the upper extremity.

Treatment and study plan

Ultrasound

Procedure

This ultrasound machine is owned by the department of orthopaedic surgery and is capable of up to 15 MHz image definition with its linear transducer

Primary outcomes

Size of carpal tunnel

Time frame: Baseline

using ultrasound imaging to determine size of carpal tunnel

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Sep 27, 2017
Registry last updated: Feb 26, 2020

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