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The effect of corticosteroid injection in carpal tunnel syndrom

The Effect of intraoperative local Dexamethasone injection in carpal tunnel release on symptoms and EMG-NCV.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20171113037432N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-01-02
Start date
2017-02-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group : The surgery begins with a 4cm volar skin incision starting from distal to the distal wrist crease in line with the third web space. then transverse carpal ligament and
Treatment - Surgery
Control group : The surgery begins with a 4cm volar skin incision starting from distal to the distal wrist crease in line with the third web space. then transverse carpal ligament and 2cm of distal an
Intervention group : The surgery begins with a 4cm volar incision starting from distal to the distal wrist crease in line with the third web space. then transverse carpal ligament and 2cm of distal an

Sponsors

EMG-NCV institution of khatam alanba clinic
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who come to Yazd's Shahid Rahnemoon clinic, Khatam Alanbia clinic and Baghaiee poor clinic who are suspected to have carpal tunnel syndrome by symptoms. then they are diagnosed by delay in distal motor reaction by 4.5 ms and sensory nerve conduction velocity of more than 3.5 ms in EMG-NCV. Age of less than 65 and more than 25 Doesn't have known autoimmune or collagen vascular disease Symptoms of no more than 2 years No history of recent systemic corticosteroid consumption

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: median nerve pathologic condition encountered during surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in symptoms. Timepoint: just before surgery and 2 weeks after surgery. Method of measurement: questionnarie value is the sum of nembers given to each symptom and is a integer.;EMG-NCV records for median nerve. Timepoint: first in one month before surgery and second time 3 month after surgery. Method of measurement: the time that impulse pass through nerve and is measured by milli-seconds.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactdr. mostafa zare mehrjardi

shahid sadooghi univercity of medical siences

m.zaremehrjardi@ssu.ac.ir+353 8203410

Outcome results

None listed

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