Novel Decision Aid for Carpal Tunnel Patients

Henry Ford Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Decision Aid for Surgical Modality Choice

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04693273

13583

Details and patient eligibility

About

A questionnaire will be given to patients who are considering undergoing hand surgery as a treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to help participants decide between two surgical options- Wide-Awake-Local-Anesthesia-no-Tourniquet (WALANT) and traditional open hand surgery. These patients will be asked to complete a pre-questionnaire knowledge test and a post-questionnaire knowledge test. the primary objective is to validate this questionnaire to be used by other orthopedic surgeons. This study will also reveal patient preference between these two surgical treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of older,
• CTS patients who are CTR candidates,
• Comprehend and understand English,
• Passed the Orientation-memory-concentration test done before the decision aid

Exclusion criteria

• Younger than 18 years of age,
• Non-CTS patients,
• Not CTR candidates,
• Do not comprehend or read English,
• Failed the Orientation-memory-concentration test done before the decision aid

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Carpal Tunnel Release surgical patients

Description:

This is the group the investigators survey who are candidates for carpal tunnel release (CTR) surgery: patients should be 18 years or older, comprehend and read English, and patients who consent to do the survey.

Treatment:

Other: Decision Aid for Surgical Modality Choice