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NCT Number: NCT00634699

The Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Thumb Pressure Along the Median Nerve

The purpose of this study is to find the efficacy of treating the muscles in the inside (biceps,pronator teres) of the arm in order to eliminate the carpal tunnel syndrome .The authors hypothesise that eliminating the trigger points located in these muscles would diminish the symptoms associated with the carpal tunnel syndrome.

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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

20 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Guy Hains 2930 Côte Richelieu

Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

About this study

The carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition which should treated by surgery only when conservative approaches has been tried.In the present trial the authors intend to find the effectiveness of treating the triggers points located in the biceps muscle, the pronator teres muscle and the biceps aponeurosis on the symptoms normally associated with the carpal tunnel syndrome.

The technique used in this trial will be ischemic compression(thumb tip pressure)on the trigger points located on the previous sites.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults between 20 and 60 years old from the city and the surrounding Trois-Rivières with chronic carpal tunnel syndrome,
  • Daily pain in the hand that lasted at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

  • History of upper limb or neck surgery,
  • Pregnancy and systemic pathologies possibly related to carpal tunnel syndrome, such as hypothyroidism, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Treatment and study plan

Active Comparator, ischemic compressions

Procedure

Ischemic Compressions,3 times a week,5 weeks.

Other names: Pressure Point Therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain,functional disabilities

    Time frame: One year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Guy Hains Chiropractor

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Neuropathy Along the Median Nerve: Etiology of Symptoms Associated With the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a Preliminary Study.

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Mar 13, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 28, 2011

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