Perineural Injection Therapy for Ulnar Neuropathy at Elbow
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-10-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Ulnar neuropathy at elbow (UNE) is the second common peripheral entrapment neuropathy.
Although many conservative managements of UNE, the effectiveness of these methods are
unsatisfied especial the moderate degree of UNE. Recently, ultrasound-guided perineural
injection therapy (PIT) with 5% dextrose is progressively applicated for clinical treatment
for entrapment neuropathy. However, current studies have not proved the effects of PIT on
peripheral neuropathy because these studies enrolled small number of patients and lacked
controlled design. We design a randomized, double-blind, controlled trail to assess the
effect after ultrasound-guided PIT with 5% dextrose in patients with mild and moderate UNE.