CompletedNCT03308279Updated Oct 13, 2017

Prediction Model for Minimizing the Risk of Median Nerve Puncture

An observational study in Pronator Teres Nerve Syndrome, sponsored by Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-10-13.

Sponsored by Universidad Autonoma de Madrid · Observational

Study type: Observational
Model: Other
Time perspective: Cross-sectional
Enrollment: 65
Ages: 18 Years to 65 Years
Sex: All

Study summary

The main aim of this study was to correlate anthropometric measures of the forearm in healthy subjects with the ultrasound pronator teres depth to determine the needle length in order to avoid injury of the median nerve during pronator teres dry needle approach. A cross-sectional study, was carried out in order to perform a predictive model for the median nerve depth into the pronator teres muscle using a decision tree analysis algorithm.

Conditions studied

Pronator Teres Nerve Syndrome

Keywords

dry needling
median nerve
Pronator Teres

Who can participate

Ages eligible: 18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible: All
Sampling method: Non-probability sample

Study population

Asinthomatic subjets who respond to the researchers calls

Inclusion criteria

Asinthomatic subjets

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Pain in the 3 moths before in the forearm

Study design

Observational model: Other
Time perspective: Cross-sectional
Enrollment: 65 participants (actual)
Patient registry: No

Groups and cohorts

Asinthomatic
The only group evaluated
Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound

Interventions

Diagnostic testUltrasound
Ultrasound and Anthropometric meassures
Also known as: Anthropometric meassures

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Muscle thicknesses
With ultrasound
Time frame: 10 minutes
Median Nerve depth
With ultrasound
Time frame: 5 minutes
Forearm Perimeter
in cm
Time frame: 2 minutes
Forearm Longitude
in cm
Time frame: 2 minutes

Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

References and documents

Publications

Gurses IA, Altinel L, Gayretli O, Akgul T, Uzun I, Dikici F. Morphology and morphometry of the ulnar head of the pronator teres muscle in relation to median nerve compression at the proximal forearm. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2016 Dec;102(8):1005-1008. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.08.016. Epub 2016 Nov 11. PubMed 27843079 ↗
Dang AC, Rodner CM. Unusual compression neuropathies of the forearm, part II: median nerve. J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Dec;34(10):1915-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.10.017. PubMed 19969200 ↗
Kowalska B, Sudol-Szopinska I. Ultrasound assessment on selected peripheral nerve pathologies. Part I: Entrapment neuropathies of the upper limb - excluding carpal tunnel syndrome. J Ultrason. 2012 Sep;12(50):307-18. doi: 10.15557/JoU.2012.0016. Epub 2012 Sep 30. PubMed 26674101 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT03308279
Lead sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Responsible party: Raúl Ferrer-Peña (Prof. Raúl Ferrer Peña, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) — Principal investigator
First posted: Oct 12, 2017
Start date: Sep 1, 2016
Primary completion: Jun 30, 2017
Completion: Aug 15, 2017
Last update: Oct 13, 2017

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

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