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(Con) Living with carpal tunnel syndrome severe degree: patients´report

(Con) Living with carpal tunnel syndrome severe degree: everyday narratives

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-287qk4
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-01-06
Start date
2017-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

A group of 09 volunteers with severe carpal tunnel syndrome will use a custom-molded wrist positioning orthosis combined with home-made tendon and nerve gliding exercises. The orthosis should be worn
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
No minimum to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People of both sexes, medical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome; test electromyography to report to carpal tunnel syndrome severe degree; pain and symptoms present for at least six months and positivity for the Phalen and Tinel tests.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of trauma or previous surgery in the dominant upper limb or spine; subluxation of acromioclavicular and glenohumeral joint; osteoarthritis of joint complex of the elbow, wrist and hand; tendinopathy in joint complex of elbow, wrist and hand; diagnosis of rheumatic, degenerative or neurological disease; physical therapy and/or occupational therapy or use of orthosis in the last three months before entering the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge of the history of illness, search for care and coping strategies for the functional limitation of people with severe carpal tunnel syndrome through a semi-structured interview—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reducing of measurement of subjective pain after 45 days of conservative treatment through the score obtained by the numerical visual scale; ;Improved measurement of pinch strength  after 45 days of the beginning of the treatment measured by the pinch dynamometer. ;Improved measurement of function after 45 days of rehabilitation protocol by reducing the Boston Questionnaire score.;Improved measurement of function after 45 days of rehabilitation protocol by reducing the DASH Questionnaire score.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactHelga Tucci

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

helgatucci@gmail.com55 13 981588730

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)