An interventional study of Manual mobilizations of the median nerve and Wrist movements in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, sponsored by Universidad de Zaragoza. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-03.
Sponsored by Universidad de Zaragoza · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This project is linked to the line of research on carpal tunnel syndrome, of the PhysiUZerapy research group, belonging to the University of Zaragoza. Within this line, the biomechanical and physiological effect of the proposed technique has been investigated, both in healthy subjects, in cadavers and in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), resulting in the reading of 2 doctoral theses, the publication of 9 articles in high-impact journals. and the patent for a splint for the treatment of pathology. This project aims to provide information that is still lacking on the immediate effect of these techniques in patients with CTS. For this, there will be three groups of patients from the Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital distributed randomly. In two of the groups, sliding and neural tension techniques will be carried out (case group). The remaining group (control group) will be taken as a reference by performing a placebo treatment. Before and after carrying out these techniques, electrophysiological data will be collected to be able to compare them. This comparison is based on highlighting the differences between the data before the techniques and after, as well as between the case group and the control group.
589 studies on the registry are indexed under Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; 140 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 60 across 445 interventional studies indexed under Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Manual mobilizations of the median nerve.
Other: Manual mobilizations of the median nerve
wrist movements no producing sliding of the median nerve
Other: Wrist movements
Slippage of the median nerve in the wrist: the subject's starting position (P0) will be recumbent supine with the cervical spine in a neutral position, the shoulder girdle in neutral position, 30º of glenohumeral abduction in neutral rotation, 90º of elbow flexion, prone-supination of the neutral forearm, wrist and fingers in neutral position. From this position the movements will be 1) Glenohumeral abduction up to 90º; 2) Glenohumeral external rotation to the frontal plane; 3) Supination of the forearm; 4) Extension of the wrist and fingers; 5) Elbow extension. This position is will combine with an ipsilateral cervical inclination (distal sliding). The proximal slide is carried out bringing the fingers of the hand towards the flexion while performing a contralateral cervical tilt. Median nerve tension: the starting position and movements are the same described above but this time it will be done with contralateral cervical tilt.
Movements of the wrist joint will be performed as a placebo treatment
Distal motor latency (APB) (ms)
Time frame: Before and immediately after the intervention
Motor amplitude (APB) (mV)
Time frame: Before and immediately after the intervention
Median motor velocity (m/s)
Time frame: Before and immediately after the intervention
Median sensory conduction (digit II) (13 cm) (m/sec)
Time frame: Before and immediately after the intervention
Sensory amplitude (µV)
Time frame: Before and immediately after the intervention
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