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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03031041
Date of registration: 21/01/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Tri-Service General Hospital
Public title: Comparison of Difference Hydrodissection for CTS
Scientific title: Comparison of Difference Hydrodissection Technique in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: January 25, 2017
Target sample size: 47
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03031041
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Participant).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Yung-Tsan Wu, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tri-Service General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age between 20-80 year-old.

- Diagnosis was confirmed using an electrophysiological study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cancer

- Coagulopathy

- Pregnancy

- Inflammation status

- Cervical radiculopathy

- Polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy

- Thoracic outlet syndrome

- Previously undergone wrist surgery or steroid injection for CTS



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Ultrasound-guided long-axis hydrodissection with 3cc normal saline
Procedure: Ultrasound-guided short-axis hydrodissection with 5cc normal saline
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline of severity of symptoms and functional status on 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection [Time Frame: Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline of conduction velocity, amplitude of median nerve on 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection [Time Frame: Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection]
Change from baseline of finger pinch on 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection [Time Frame: Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection]
Change from baseline of pain on 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection [Time Frame: Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection]
Change from baseline of cross-sectional area of the median nerve on 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection [Time Frame: Pre-treatment, 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th month after injection]
Secondary ID(s)
Difference PIT for CTS
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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