Sonographic Follow-up of Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Undergoing Surgical or Conservative Treatment
NCT ID: NCT00694265
Last Updated: 2008-08-26
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
55 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2002-01-31
2003-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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In wrists with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) the sonographically measured largest cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve is increased. We compared the changes in largest CSA in wrists undergoing surgical decompression and wrists undergoing conservative treatment of CTS.
Methods:
Prospective cohort study in 55 consecutive patients with 78 wrists with established CTS, including 60 wrists with surgical decompression and 18 wrists with conservative treatment. A sonographic examination was scheduled before and at 4 months after initiation of treatment. Changes in CSA between wrists with surgical and wrists with conservative treatment were compared using linear regression models.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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1
Surgical treatment
Decompression
Surgical decompression of the median nerve
2
Conservative treatment
Conservative treatment
Conservative treatment typically consisted of splinting and corticosteroid injections
Interventions
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Decompression
Surgical decompression of the median nerve
Conservative treatment
Conservative treatment typically consisted of splinting and corticosteroid injections
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* traumatic lesions
* coexistent neurological disease
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Bern
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
Principal Investigators
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Peter Jüni, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
Hans-Rudolf Ziswiler, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Dep. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
Locations
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Dep. of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Bern University Hospital
Bern, , Switzerland
Countries
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References
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Ziswiler HR, Reichenbach S, Vogelin E, Bachmann LM, Villiger PM, Juni P. Diagnostic value of sonography in patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective study. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Jan;52(1):304-11. doi: 10.1002/art.20723.
Bachmann LM, Juni P, Reichenbach S, Ziswiler HR, Kessels AG, Vogelin E. Consequences of different diagnostic "gold standards" in test accuracy research: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an example. Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Aug;34(4):953-5. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyi105. Epub 2005 May 23.
Other Identifiers
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UBern_CTS
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
CTU_CTS
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id