Ratio of the Cross Sectional Area of Median Nerve to Ulnar Nerve in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

January 24, 2017 updated by: Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
An innovative diagnostic ultrasound method for carpal tunnel syndrome was proposed and compared between carpal tunnel syndrome patients and healthy volunteers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

74

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

CTS patients were recruited from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Taipei Tzu Chi hospital.

Healthy subjects were recruited from hospital staff, health volunteers and their friends.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • CTS patients were required to have subjective symptoms of numbness, tingling pain, or dysesthesia over the median nerve innervated area of the involved hand.
  • Patients should have positive response in either Tinel's test or Phalen's test during physical examination
  • Evidence of median neuropathy at wrist level in NCS.
  • Control subjects should have neither symptoms nor signs of CTS along with no abnormal findings in electrodiagnostic study of the median nerve and the ulnar nerve across the wrist joint.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age younger than 20 years old
  • Electrodiagnostic evidence of ulnar neuropathy at the wrist level
  • Previous trauma or surgery history of hand
  • Medical history of hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, uremia, rheumatoid arthritis, amyloidosis, and acromegaly
  • Pregnancy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Healthy subjects
CTS group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sonographical findings between hands with CTS and healthy hands
Time Frame: Within one week after ultrasound examination
Within one week after ultrasound examination

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 18, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2017

Last Verified

January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TCRD-TPE-102-05

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