Validity and Reliability of Thai Version Clinical Questionnaire for Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Launched by SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL · Jan 25, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a questionnaire that helps doctors diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), a condition that affects the hands and wrists. The researchers want to translate an existing English questionnaire into Thai and check if it works well for Thai patients. This is important because having a reliable tool in the local language can improve the diagnosis and treatment of CTS in Thailand.

To participate, you need to be 18 years or older and have symptoms of CTS, confirmed by specific tests. It's essential that you can communicate in Thai. However, if you have other nerve-related conditions, are pregnant or breastfeeding, have received chemotherapy, or have had surgery for CTS, you won't be eligible. If you join the study, you will help ensure that the Thai version of the questionnaire is trustworthy and useful for diagnosing CTS in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients aged 18 years and older who are admitted to Siriraj Hospital with signs and symptoms consistent with carpal tunnel disease.
• • Diagnosis of carpal tunnel disease was confirm with electrodiagnostic study and electromyography
• • Must be able to communicate in Thai.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients diagnosed with other neurological diseases such as cerebrovascular disease, cervical radiculopathy, diabetic neuropathy, tumors of the nerve endings in the arm, and other peripheral neuropathy.
• • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• • History of recieving chemotheraphy agent
• • Patient who recieved surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome.