The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings and Sleep Quality in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Sleep Quality; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Median Nerve Disease; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Ultrasound

Treatments: Other: Assessment of Sleep Quality

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05742776

CTSPUKI23

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to determine the relationship between disease severity and sleep quality in CTS patients and to compare the findings with healthy controls.

Full description

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common form of entrapment neuropathies. Anatomically, the roof of the carpal tunnel consists of carpal bones, it is located under the transverse carpal ligament, and there are 9 tendon packs of the forearm flexors and the median nerve. Clinically, sensory (paresthesia and hypoesthesia), motor deficits and pain occur in the distribution of the median nerve secondary to mechanical compression and local ischemia.

With the increase in the severity of the disease, entrapment neuropathy, whose symptoms are more pronounced at night, negatively affects the daily life of the person. Waking up at night due to paresthesia is one of the diagnostic criteria for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, the mechanism linking CTS with insomnia is unclear.

The aim of our study is to determine the relationship between disease severity and sleep quality in CTS patients.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with CTS according to the criteria of the American Academy of Neurology

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with radiculopathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome and traumatic nerve injury that may affect the median nerve
• History of Carpal tunnel surgery
• Pregnancy
• Malignancy
• Thyroid diseases
• Amyloidosis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic sclerosis, Gout, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis
• Obstructive sleep apnea

Trial design

120 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient Group

Description:

CTS Patients

Treatment:

Other: Assessment of Sleep Quality

Other: Assessment of Sleep Quality

Control Group

Description:

Healthy Individuals

Treatment:

Other: Assessment of Sleep Quality

Other: Assessment of Sleep Quality