Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis Versus Surgery in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Universidad de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Surgery for CTS; Other: PNE

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04216147

01/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis (PNE) versus surgical treatment in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years.
• CTS diagnosed by Electromyography (EMG)
• Symptoms of CTS + EMG

Exclusion criteria

• Difficulty expressing your feelings properly
• Unsurpassed fear of needles
• History of adverse reactions to needles
• Epilepsy and / or allergies to metals.
• Difficulty expressing your feelings properly
• Existence of diffuse peripheral neuropathy or cervical radiculopathy
• History of potential concurrent cause of idiopathic CTS (such as diabetes, thyroid, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, renal failure with hemodialysis, pregnancy..)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

PNE group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients received 4 sessions, separated one week between them. The treatment consisted the application of a galvanic current through an acupuncture needle (0,30x30mm). The approach were performed with a transverse axis with a needle in plane, being superficial and deep interface of medium nerve the target tissue. The parameters will be 2 mA (milliamps), 10 seconds, 3 impacts (3: 3: 3).

Treatment:

Other: PNE

Surgery group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients received surgery for median nerve release.

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgery for CTS