Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Cubital Tunnel Treatment, Evaluation of Conservative and Operative Alternatives

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00184158

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-16

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2009-01-31

Last updated

2017-08-22

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Conditions

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Keywords

Cubital tunnel, treatment, nerve compression

Brief summary

The researchers want to find out the best treatment for cubital tunnel. The researchers establish the degree of nerve compression and then the patients are randomised to different treatment alternatives, ranging from conservative to operative treatments. The study is performed at 5 different hospitals in Norway.

Interventions

PROCEDUREdecompression

Conservative, simple decompression and nerve transfer

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with cubital tunnel syndrome

Exclusion criteria

* Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) * Osteoarthrosis * Varus or valgus deformities at elbow

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
electroneurography (ENG	—	electroneurography (ENG) before and after the operation and to see if it is consistent with the patient evaluation.
paresthesia	—	—
weakness	—	—
patient satisfaction	—	—

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026