Overview

Efficacy of Combined Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injection and Splinting in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
To compare the effectiveness of ultrasound guided-steroid injection plus splinting to that of steroid injection alone using clinical and electrophysiological parameters in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Treatments:
Lidocaine
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Triamcinolone diacetate
Triamcinolone hexacetonide
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. clinical diagnosis of CTS

2. The diagnosis of CTS was confirmed by electrophysiological tests.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. presence of thenar atrophy

2. existence of disorders such as hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal
failure, or rheumatoid arthritis; any accompanying orthopedic or neurologic disorders
that could mimic CTS such as cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, proximal median
nerve entrapment, or thoracic outlet syndrome

3. prior steroid injection into the affected carpal tunnel or carpal tunnel surgery

4. history of distal radius fracture

5. pregnancy or lactation

6. regular use of systemic NSAIDs or corticosteroids

7. known allergy to corticosteroids and local anesthetics.