Effect of Kinesiotaping and Night Splinting in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndome

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Control Group; Other: Night Splinting; Other: Kinesiotaping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04993703

HEK 12/57

Details and patient eligibility

About

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) which is defined as a symptomatic compression neuropathy of the median nerve at the level of the wrist.

Different types of splints are used for improving the function and decreasing the pain intensity and symptoms in the rehabilitation of patients with CTS.

However effectiveness of treatment by taping has never been investigated in physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

The aim of this study was to compare the short-term effect of conventional physiotherapy only, and also kinesio taping and night splinting in patients with CTS.

Full description

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) which is defined as a symptomatic compression neuropathy of the median nerve at the level of the wrist.It is considered as the most common disabling neuromuscular condition of the upper extremities.

Night splints are used in conjunction with the conservative intervention to improve the function and decrease the pain intensity and paresthesia in the rehabilitation of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. However effectiveness of treatment by kinesiotaping has never been investigated.

The aim of this study was to compare the short-term effect of conventional physiotherapy only, and also kinesio taping and night splinting in addition to conventional physiotherapy in the rehabilitation of patients with CTS.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• This study included patients with moderate CTS, confirmed by electroneurographic examination.
• did not recruit any treatment (including physiotherapy or surgical release)

Exclusion criteria

• Patients suffer from the thenar muscle atrophy.
• Patients with mild CTS.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Kinesiotaping

Experimental group

Description:

A total of 20 sessions physiotherapy sessions including hot pack, ultrasound and exercise program (tendon and nerve gliding exercises=2 times per day 3sets of ten repetitions) will be applied. Additionally for this group, kinesiotaping will be applied by using carpal tunnel technique including button hole and I band technique of space correction; and with 25-50% tension in center of tape over dorsal carpal tunnel at the end of the each session. Patients will request to keep kinesiotaping at nights throughout the study.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping

Night splinting

Experimental group

Description:

A total of 20 sessions physiotherapy sessions including hot pack, ultrasound and exercise program (tendon and nerve gliding exercises=2 times per day 3sets of ten repetitions) will be applied. Additionally, night splinting will be advised. Patients will request to keep their splints at nights throughout the study.

Treatment:

Other: Night Splinting

Control group

Experimental group

Description:

A total of 20 sessions physiotherapy sessions including hot pack, ultrasound and exercise program (tendon and nerve gliding exercises=2 times per day 3sets of ten repetitions) will be applied.

Treatment:

Other: Control Group