Carpal Tunnel
Conditions
Brief summary
Investigators hypothesis is that as human age increases, the size of the carpal tunnel decreases.
Detailed description
Participants will be taken to a hand examination room where a portable ultrasound (US) machine is present. A previously determined wrist will be examined for each of the participants. The US will be used to obtain measurements of the subjects carpal tunnel and median nerve at multiple levels in order to define its size.
Interventions
PROCEDUREUltrasound
This ultrasound machine is owned by the department of orthopaedic surgery and is capable of up to 15 MHz image definition with its linear transducer
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
ultrasound carpal tunnel size on subjects
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Greater than age 18 having bilateral wrists amenable to ultrasound examination.
Exclusion criteria
* Active carpal tunnel syndrome, * history of carpal tunnel syndrome * any prior arm or hand surgery (including previous carpal tunnel release for any reason or previous surgery on the volar wrist) * distal radius fracture deformity * rheumatoid arthritis * open wounds or lesions of the hand or forearm * known congenital deformities of the upper extremity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Size of carpal tunnel | Baseline | using ultrasound imaging to determine size of carpal tunnel |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed