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Register:	ISRCTN
Last refreshed on:	13 January 2015
Main ID:	ISRCTN81776886
Date of registration:	30/09/2004
Prospective Registration:	No
Primary sponsor:	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Public title:	The role of the Flexor Sheath in Carpal Tunnel Decompression
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Date of first enrolment:	30/07/2003
Target sample size:	100
Recruitment status:	Completed
URL:	http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN81776886
Study type:	Interventional
Study design:	Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom

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Name:	A K Singh
Address:	University Hospital NG7 2UH Nottingham United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 100 affected patients (50 patients and 50 control patients)
2. male or female
3. aged 20-70
Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

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Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Nervous System Diseases: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Nervous System Diseases
Mononeuropathies of upper limb

Intervention(s)

Randomised Controlled Trial to see whether preserving the flexor sheath during decompression of the carpal tunnel improves recovery.

Primary Outcome(s)

1. Grip strengths
2. scar pain
3. Patient Evaluation Measure score

Secondary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary ID(s)

N0192128859

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Queen's Medical Centre University Hospital NHS Trust (UK)

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Ethics review

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