Effectiveness of Self-Myofascial Stretching on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patients With Stage I and II Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Other: conventional physical therapy; Other: self-myofascial stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06519058

(AWH/EC/01/2022)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background/Objectives: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a median mononeuropathy from nerve compression in the wrist's carpal tunnel, will be studied to compare self-myofascial carpal ligament stretching plus conventional physical therapy versus physical therapy alone for pain reduction and function improvement in stage I/II CTS patients.

Methods: Thirty-six eligible stage I/II CTS patients will be randomized (18/group). The experimental group will receive self-myofascial stretching + conventional therapy; controls will get conventional therapy only. Treatment will last 6 weeks; outcomes will be assessed via Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed CTS, stage I/II (EMG-confirmed).

Age 30-60 years.

Both genders.

Dominant hand (unilateral/bilateral).

English literate.

Exclusion criteria

Polyneuropathy.

Adaptive equipment use.

Shoulder pathologies.

Other neurological/musculoskeletal conditions.

Recent carpal tunnel release (<1 year).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

self-myofascial stretching group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: self-myofascial stretching

conventional physical therapy group

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: conventional physical therapy