Sensory Re-learning after Carpal Tunnel syndrome

A pilot randomised controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a sensory re-learning intervention after carpal tunnel decompression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN30848329

Enrollment

Registered

2011-07-28

Start date

2011-02-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-19

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal impairment associated with Carpal tunnel syndrome Nervous System Diseases Carpal tunnel syndrome

Interventions

1. Sensory relearning programme - a home programme involving 4 weeks of daily exercises in which through vision, attention and learning discrimination of textures and objects is practised and integrat

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have had carpal tunnel decompression and are at least 4 months post surgery 2. Aged 18 years old or older 3. Respond as having at least mild numbness or mild difficulty with doing up buttons, this will be assessed via 2 screening questions taken from the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (FS 6 and 11) 4. An abnormal result in at least 2 tests from a battery of 4 sensory assessments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those whose scores on all 4 sensibility tests are within a normal range

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sensory function at 4 weeks and 8 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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