Comparison of Effect of Anterior Subcutaneous and Submuscular Transposition on Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Anterior submuscular transposition; Procedure: anterior subcutaneous transposition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01109901

ASD-1213

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which surgical method is better for cubital tunnel syndrome in outcomes.

Full description

Compression of the ulnar nerve at the cubital tunnel is the most common cause of numbness on the ulnar side of the hand. We aimed to compare patient outcomes included pain, sensation, muscle strength and muscle atrophy in two methods of surgery contain Anterior Sub Cutaneous Transposition (ASCT) and Anterior Sub Muscular Transposition (ASMT) of the ulnar nerve in Cubital tunnel syndrome.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with confirmed cubital tunnel syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• Significant cervical spine and shoulder disease
• deformity or distortion of the cubital tunnel due to previous trauma to elbow
• recurrent cubital tunnel syndrome after previous surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

anterior submuscular transposition

Other group

Description:

it is kind of surgical method

Treatment:

Procedure: Anterior submuscular transposition

Anterior subcutaneous transposition

Other group

Description:

it is kind of surgical method

Treatment:

Procedure: anterior subcutaneous transposition