Evaluation of the effect of interventions near and far to the carpal tunnel using dry needle method and routine physiotherapy

Evaluation of the effect of interventions near and far to the carpal tunnel site using dry needle method and routine physiotherapy on clinical and paraclinical indicators of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20130612013651N4

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-23

Start date

2020-08-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-17

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Conditions

Carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Dry needle intervention group: In this group, patient receives dryneedle for 20 minutes. Dry needling is performed on the muscles of Palmaris longus, pronator of fear, flexor digitrom,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having clinical signs to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome. Have symptoms of the disease in the last 6 months. Age range 20 to 65 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy. Having a history of carpal tunnel syndrome hand surgery. systemic diseases. Therapeutic intervention has been performed in the last 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Median nerve conduction velocity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention and one month follow-up interval. Method of measurement: electromyography device.;Muscle and fascia thickness. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention and follow-up interval. Method of measurement: sonography.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention and follow-up interval. Method of measurement: Visual analoug scale.;Functional ability. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention and follow-up interval. Method of measurement: Boston Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Barzegar

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

barzegarali66@gmail.com+98 35 3827 6825

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026