A Comparison of Incisionless Ultrasound Guided Thread Carpal Tunnel Release and Mini Open Carpal in Patients With Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT03906604

Last Updated: 2022-04-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

11 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-05

Study Completion Date

2020-07-27

Brief Summary

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To compare the incisionless thread carpal tunnel release with the standard mini-open carpal tunnel release (standard of care) in patients with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Patients with bilateral CTS will have one side released with incisionless thread carpal tunnel release and the contralateral side released with the mini-open carpal tunnel release. The investigators hypothesize that the incisionless thread carpal tunnel release (TCTR) will be no different than the standard mini-open release (MOR) with regard to symptom improvement and safety and will be less painful, result in quicker return to work and will be less costly.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Bilateral

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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Dominant hand-open Carpal Tunnel Release

Standard mini-open carpal tunnel release (standard of care) on the dominant hand.

Group Type OTHER

Carpal Tunnel Procedure (open)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients with bilateral CTS will have one side released with incisionless thread carpal tunnel release and the contralateral side released with the mini-open carpal tunnel release.

Dominant hand-Incisionless thread carpal tunnel release

Incisionless thread carpal tunnel release on the dominant hand.

Group Type OTHER

Carpal Tunnel Procedure (open)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients with bilateral CTS will have one side released with incisionless thread carpal tunnel release and the contralateral side released with the mini-open carpal tunnel release.

Interventions

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Carpal Tunnel Procedure (open)

Patients with bilateral CTS will have one side released with incisionless thread carpal tunnel release and the contralateral side released with the mini-open carpal tunnel release.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Carpal Tunnel Procedure (Incisionless)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* A diagnosis of bilateral CTS with symptoms including pain, paresthesia's, and weakness of the hand in the median nerve distribution for minimum of 3 months
* Willingness to undergo bilateral carpal tunnel surgical treatment with one side having the TCTR and the other a mini open carpal tunnel release
* Age 18-65 years of age
* Clinical examination findings (compression test, Tinels, Phalens, etc) consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome.
* Persistence of symptoms after 6 weeks of conservative treatment such as splinting, activity modification, and/or injection therapy.
* Electromyographic evidence of mild, moderate, moderately severe, or severe median nerve neuropathy at the wrist
* Able and willing to complete all follow-up appointments

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous CTS surgical release on any of their hands
* Diabetes mellitus
* Hypothyroidism
* Significant Hand arthritis (rheumatologic or osteoarthritis)
* Pregnancy
* Electromyographic evidence of any condition other than CTS affecting the hand
* Workman's compensation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alexander Y. Shin, M.D.

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexander Shin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Huisstede BM, Hoogvliet P, Randsdorp MS, Glerum S, van Middelkoop M, Koes BW. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Part I: effectiveness of nonsurgical treatments--a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Jul;91(7):981-1004. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.03.022.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Huisstede BM, Randsdorp MS, Coert JH, Glerum S, van Middelkoop M, Koes BW. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Part II: effectiveness of surgical treatments--a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Jul;91(7):1005-24. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.03.023.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20599039 (View on PubMed)

Guo D, Guo D, Guo J, Malone DG, Wei N, McCool LC. A Cadaveric Study for the Improvement of Thread Carpal Tunnel Release. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Oct;41(10):e351-e357. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.07.098. Epub 2016 Aug 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kim PT, Lee HJ, Kim TG, Jeon IH. Current approaches for carpal tunnel syndrome. Clin Orthop Surg. 2014 Sep;6(3):253-7. doi: 10.4055/cios.2014.6.3.253. Epub 2014 Aug 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Greenslade JR, Mehta RL, Belward P, Warwick DJ. Dash and Boston questionnaire assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome outcome: what is the responsiveness of an outcome questionnaire? J Hand Surg Br. 2004 Apr;29(2):159-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.10.010.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Michelotti B, Romanowsky D, Hauck RM. Prospective, randomized evaluation of endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel release in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: an interim analysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 Dec;73 Suppl 2:S157-60. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000203.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25046667 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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18-010050

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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