Transctunaous Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Peripheral Neuropathy; Chronic Pain

Treatments: Device: Wrist splint; Other: Pulsed radiofrequency current

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05500079

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of transcutaneous pulsed radiofrequency current in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Full description

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral neuropathy. Wrist splint is the first-line treatment option for CTS. Pulsed radiofrequency therapy is used in the treatment of chronic pain.

60 carpal tunnel syndrome patients diagnosed with electroneuromyelography will be included in the study. 30 patients will wear wrist splints for 1 month. In the other 30 patients, pulsed radiofrequency current will be given through the wrist median nerve trace. RF current will be applied through transcutaneous pads. It will be applied once a week for a total of 2 sessions, 8 minutes each. Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire with visual analog scale (VAS) will be applied to all patients before and after the treatment at 1 week and 1 month.

Our aim is to compare the effectiveness of wrist splint and pulsed rf therapy.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Carpal tunnel syndrome detected by electroneuromyography
• Positive Tinel sign

Exclusion criteria

• Thenar muscle atrophy
• Weakness in the abductor pollicis brevis muscle

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Wrist splint group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The group to be treated with a wrist splint

Treatment:

Device: Wrist splint

Transcutaneous pulsed RF group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The group to be treated with transcutaneous pulsed RF

Treatment:

Other: Pulsed radiofrequency current