This single blind Randomized Clinical Trial was designed to compare the effects of Scaphoid and Hamate mobilization in patients with mild to moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A total of forty patients will be randomly assigned into 2 groups,control group and treatment group. control group will receive only splint, treatment group will receive splint with Scaphoid and Hamate mobilization. Both groups will use cock up splint for CTS for 8 weeks. Pain visual analog scale (VAS), (BQ-SYMPT) Bostone/Levine symptom severity scale and Bostone/Levine functional status scale(BQ-FUNC) and EDX studys will be assessed before intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention
General information
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IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2015120125317N1
Registration date:2016-01-11, 1394/10/21
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
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Registration date
2016-01-11, 1394/10/21
Registrant information
Name
Vida Dinarvand
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 2235 3581
Email address
vi.dinarvand@uswr.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
modarres hospital
Expected recruitment start date
2015-12-22, 1394/10/01
Expected recruitment end date
2016-02-20, 1394/12/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Study of the effects of Scaphoid and Hamate mobilization in patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome
Public title
the effects of Scaphoid and Hamate mobilization in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Purpose
Treatment
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: patient with mild and moderate CTS confirmed by the presence of 1 or more of the following standard electrophysiological criteria:1- prolonged distal motor latency (DML) (abnormal ≥4.2 ms)of Median nerve and 2) prolonged antidromic distal sensory latency (DSL) to the third digit (abnormal >3.6 ms. Exclusion criteria:Pregnancy; Severe degree CTS; Background metabolic diseases such as: Diabetes mellitus; Hypothyroidism; Rheumatoid arthritis; Previous history of Corticosteroid injection in Carpal Tunnel; Severe atrophy of Thener muscles; cervical radiculopathy or significant polyneuropathy; Unwillingness to participate in the present study;
Age
From 37 years old to 60 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
40
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Street address
Daneshjoo Blvd, Evin, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
2015-01-06, 1393/10/16
Ethics committee reference number
uswr.rec.1393.213
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
ICD-10 code
G56.0
ICD-10 code description
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Primary outcomes
1
Description
pain
Timepoint
0, 8 weeks after treatment
Method of measurement
Visual Analog Scale, that is from 0-10 and zero (0) means that you did not have any pain and ten (10) means that you had the worst pain imaginable