De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group (Acupuncture): Sterile needles are inserted perpendicularly into LI-5 , LU-7, LU-9 and also ashi points (points with maximal tenderness) to the depth of 0.5 cun. The
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group (Acupuncture): Sterile needles are inserted perpendicularly into LI-5 , LU-7, LU-9 and also ashi points (points with maximal tenderness) to the depth of 0.5 cun. These points are se
Control group (injection): To inject the sheath around the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons, the insulin needle is inserted 1 cm proximal to the radial styloid process at
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The patients with clinical diagnosis of De Quervain's tenosynovitis including pain and swelling around styloid process of radius and positive Finkelstein test who have symptoms more than 4 weeks. Exclusion criteria: The patients with acute symptom less than 4 weeks; history of direct trauma or fracture of wrist; previous history of local injection or surgery around styloid process of radius; uncontrolled concomitant disease such as diabetes mellitus or coagulopathy; abnormal findings in blood tests and radiography of wrist.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, 2 weeks and 6 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score.;Function. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, 2 weeks and 6 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Quick- Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Q-DASH) score. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Alireza Ashraf
Shiraz university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed