Dorsovolar Kinesiotape in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT05997823

Last Updated: 2024-01-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-07-29

Brief Summary

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This study aimed to compare the short- and medium-term efficacy of dorso-volar kinesiotape (KT) added to home exercises (HE) with sham-KT and HE alone in the treatment of mild or moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in terms of pain, symptom severity, function, grip strength, and electrophysiological parameters.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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home exercises

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

home exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

home exercises

sham-KT and home exercises

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

kinesiotape

Intervention Type OTHER

The button hole technique was used for area correction during the KT application (Figure 1). Two I-tapes were applied, one from the medial epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the palmar side and the other from the lateral epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the dorsal side. The area where the phalanges are located was marked, and two hole was drilled in the center.After cleaning the skin with alcohol, the tape to be applied to the palmar side was passed over the 3rd and 4th fingers, and the patient was asked to perform radial deviation and wrist extension

home exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

home exercises

dorso-volar KT and home exercises

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

kinesiotape

Intervention Type OTHER

The button hole technique was used for area correction during the KT application (Figure 1). Two I-tapes were applied, one from the medial epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the palmar side and the other from the lateral epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the dorsal side. The area where the phalanges are located was marked, and two hole was drilled in the center.After cleaning the skin with alcohol, the tape to be applied to the palmar side was passed over the 3rd and 4th fingers, and the patient was asked to perform radial deviation and wrist extension

home exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

home exercises

Interventions

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kinesiotape

The button hole technique was used for area correction during the KT application (Figure 1). Two I-tapes were applied, one from the medial epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the palmar side and the other from the lateral epicondyle to the proximal phalanx on the dorsal side. The area where the phalanges are located was marked, and two hole was drilled in the center.After cleaning the skin with alcohol, the tape to be applied to the palmar side was passed over the 3rd and 4th fingers, and the patient was asked to perform radial deviation and wrist extension

Intervention Type OTHER

home exercises

home exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pain or numbness radiating to the palm for at least 6 weeks,
* at least one positive Tinel's, Phalen's, or carpal compression test on physical examination, and
* mild/moderate CTS on EMG examination.

Exclusion Criteria

* Metabolic disease (diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease),
* systemic or malignant disease, history of trauma, fracture or surgery to the wrist,
* physical therapy programs, surgical procedures, injections or KT applications to the wrist for CTS treatment in the past year,
* severe thenar atrophy,
* C6-C7 radiculopathy among CTS differential diagnoses,
* cervical spondylosis, thoracic outlet syndrome, entrapment of the median nerve above the wrist,
* polyneuropathy or traumatic injury to the median nerve,
* rashes or open wounds on the skin of the wrist and forearm that could prevent treatment with kinesiology taping
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Selcuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emine Cihan

Asst. Prof

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Health Sciences University, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital

Kocaeli, Deince, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2023/11-08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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