Surgery Versus Manual Rupture for Dorsal Carpal Ganglion

Prince of Songkla University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Dorsal Carpal Ganglion

Treatments: Procedure: local excision

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01017900

51-041-11-4-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study objectives are to compare the efficacy and safety between surgical excision and manual rupture for dorsal carpal ganglion.The participants with dorsal carpal ganglion will be randomized into 2 groups:surgical excision or manual rupture.The patients will be follow-up for at least 1 yr.Telephone interview will be used for outcome assessment.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with dorsal carpal ganglion

Exclusion criteria

• underlying rheumatic condition
• bleeding tendency

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind