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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03072290
Date of registration: 01/03/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Public title: Corticosteroid Injection in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Scientific title: Comparison of Different Dose of Steroid Injection in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: February 18, 2017
Target sample size: 56
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03072290
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinical diagnosis of CTS

- The diagnosis of CTS was confirmed by electrophysiological tests.

Exclusion Criteria:

- presence of thenar atrophy

- 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

- prior steroid injection into the affected carpal tunnel within 6 months or ever
received carpal tunnel surgery

- history of distal radius fracture

- pregnancy or lactation

- regular use of systemic NSAIDs ,corticosteroids or diuretics

- known allergy to corticosteroids and local anesthetics.

- impaired cognitive function



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Triamcinolone Acetonide
Drug: lidocaine hydrochloride
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from Baseline in the scores on the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BQ). [Time Frame: at 6, 12 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from Baseline in compound muscle action potential amplitude (CMAP) [Time Frame: at 6, 12 weeks]
Change from Baseline in Median nerve distal motor latency [Time Frame: at 6, 12 weeks]
Change from Baseline in sensory nerve conduction velocity [Time Frame: at 6, 12 weeks]
Change from Baseline in self-reported pain intensity [Time Frame: at 6, 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
2016-07-006A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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