The effect of nerve and tendon gliding exercises on pressure in the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

The effect of nerve and tendon gliding exercises on carpal tunnel pressure in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000691943

Enrollment

Registered

2011-07-07

Start date

2010-06-01

Completion date

2011-05-31

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study will investigate whether nerve and tendon gliding exercises are capable of reducing carpal tunnel pressure in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Interventions

nerve and tendon gliding exercises: Ten repetitions of six different exercises are performed per session. One session takes approximately 2 minutes to complete. Participants are asked to complete 10 sessions per day for one week.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome

Exclusion criteria

severe carpal tunnel syndrome Systemic inflammatory diseases Diabetes mellitus Previous surgery or trauma to the upper limb or neck Traumatic onset of CTS Cervical radiculopathy or other neuropathy of the upper limb/neck Pregnancy associated CTS Pending litigation treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome within the last 3 months prior to testing.

Outcome results