Comparative effectiveness before and after of Thai Royal Massage in patient with mild and Moderate Carpal tunnel syndrome

Comparative effectiveness before and after of Thai Royal Massage in patient with mild and Moderate Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20240918002

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-18

Start date

2022-07-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome, Thai royal massage, Effectiveness

Interventions

Thai royal massage, concerns deep muscle massageand has been recorded of the treatment for Lom-pai-pat-tha-kad-khor-mur (numbness and pain on finger and hand).

Experimental Other

Thai royal massage

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female, aged between 20 and 59 years. 2. Volunteers experienced pain and/or numbness in the palms and fingertips. 3. Volunteers have a total score of 5 or more on the Kamath and Stothard (2003) clinical Symptom questionnaire or patients diagnosed by a physician with carpal tunnel syndrome. 4.Volunteers have a pain score of 3 -8 of Visual numeric rating scale. 5.Volunteer got positive results of Tinel's test and Phalen's test. 6.Volunteers can speak, listen, read and write Thai. 7.Volunteers participate in the project voluntarily and sign a written informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Volunteers with underlying diseases, include diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, acute and chronic renal failure, autoimmune disorders, and cardiovascular disease. 2.Volunteers have a bleeding disorder or take antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications. 3.Volunteers have injury or surgery on the nerves in the palm of the hand. 4.Pregnant woman 5.Volunteers have history of serious illness, including broken bones, osteoporosis, skin diseases with open wounds or chronic wounds on the body, bone cancer or cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual numeric rating scale at 2 weeks (twice per week) after end of the intervention Visual numeric rating scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Thai version Boston Questionnaire at 2 weeks (twice per week) after end of the intervention Quality of life score	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactRodsarin Yamprasert

Faculty of Public Health Naresuan University

rodsariny@nu.ac.th0845986539

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026