Compare the Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy and Carbamazepine Oral Dosage in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Multiple Excitability Test

NCT ID: NCT00952432

Last Updated: 2011-04-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-05-31

Study Completion Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of the study is to utilize BCTQ(Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire), VAS (Visual Analog Scale), NCS (Nerve Conduction Study), and MET(Multiple Excitability Test) to evaluate and compare the efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy and Carbamazepine in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Multiple Excitability Test

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

MEDICATION

Carbamazepine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Carbamazepine

Intervention Type DRUG

Carbamazepine 200mg, 1/2 tablet, TID for 1 month

Interventions

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Carbamazepine

Carbamazepine 200mg, 1/2 tablet, TID for 1 month

Intervention Type DRUG

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age greater than 20 years old
* outpatient or inpatient subject with numbness of arm, clinically met diagnostic criteria of AAEM(American association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine CTS task force), and proven to have distal motor neurological disorder through nerve Conduction Study (distal motor latency \>4.6 msec, decreased SNAP \< 12uV or prolonged median sensory distal latency (palm to wrist) \> 2.5msec)。
* Willing to sign the Informed Consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* subject with external hand injury or disformation
* subject with Polyneuritis or Cervical nerve root lesions
* Subject with peripheral hypertrophy, hypothyroidism, multiple myeloma, or amyloidosis
* Allergic to Carbamazepine or similar type of medicine
* inability to act independently, or in the opinion of the investigator, not suitable for the study
* In the opinion of the investigator, the subject requires surgical repair of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or the symptoms will be worsen result in irreversible damage to the subject if not treated with surgical repair within 3 months.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wan Fang Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Jia-Ying Sung, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital

Locations

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Taipei Medical University - Wan Fang Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Jia-Ying Sung, MD

Role: CONTACT

+886-2-2930-7930 ext. 6940

Facility Contacts

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Jia-Ying Sung, MD

Role: primary

+886-2-2930-7930 ext. 6940

Other Identifiers

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2008WFCRC-07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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