Added Value of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis, Management, and Follow-Up of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Launched by KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY · Feb 13, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how ultrasound (a type of imaging) can help diagnose, manage, and monitor carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a condition that causes pain and numbness in the hands due to pressure on a nerve in the wrist. The study will compare the use of ultrasound to traditional nerve conduction studies, which measure how well nerves send signals. By using both methods, researchers hope to improve the way doctors diagnose and treat CTS.

To participate in the trial, individuals need to be at least 18 years old and diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. However, those who have had previous wrist surgery, certain medical conditions, or other nerve issues that could confuse the diagnosis won’t be included. If you join the trial, you can expect to have both ultrasound and nerve tests done, and the results may help guide your treatment and follow-up care. This study is currently recruiting participants of all genders, aged 18 and older, who have CTS.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age ≥18 years old.
• • Both sexes.
• • Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of wrist surgery (including carpal tunnel injection) or fracture.
• • Clinical or electrophysiological evidence of an accompanying condition that mimics carpal tunnel syndrome or interferes with its evaluation, such as proximal median neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy or polyneuropathy.
• • History of underlying disorders associated with carpal tunnel syndrome such as diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, acromegaly or hypothyroidism.
• • Electrodiagnostic findings suggestive of co-existing neurological disorders.
• • Subclinical sensory polyneuropathy.