Effect of Neurodynamic Mobilization on Median Nerve Conduction Velocity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The purpose of this study is to examine:

1. The effect of neurodynamic mobilization on the sensory and motor median nerve conduction velocity in carpal tunnel syndrome.
2. The effect of neurodynamic mobilization on the wrist pain in carpal tunnel syndrome.
3. The effect of neurodynamic mobilization on the hand function in carpal tunnel syndrome.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Median Nerve Entrapment
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: conventional Treatment; Other: Neurodynamic mobilization

Detailed Description

The findings of this study will provide physiotherapists with information to know if neurodynamic mobilization techniques is effective on median nerve conduction velocity in carpal tunnel syndrome also this will improve our body of knowledge about the best modalities for treating carpal tunnel syndrome. The finding of this study may help carpal tunnel syndrome patients to avoid the exposing to complications as a result of compression of median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Raghda Ahmed; Phone Number: +201225615248; Email: rodynody88@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Dokki, Egypt
    • Outpatient clinic faculty of physica therapy cairo university

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Forty carpal tunnel syndrome patients.
• All participants referred from a physician.
• Their ages range from 20-50 years old.
• Both genders will participate in the study.
• Their BMI ranges between 18.5-24.9kg/m2.
• All participants have carpal tunnel syndrome at least in one hand.
• All participants suffering from mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous or current disease or trauma that might affect one or both upper limbs.
• Metabolic diseases that might associated with entrapment neuropathy such as diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, and autoimmune diseases.
• Pregnant women.
• Participants with congenital hand deformities.
• History of hand surgery.
• Sever cases of carpal tunnel syndrome that suffering from weakness of hand grip and atrophy of thenar muscle.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Conventional treatment group; Twenty patients will receive conventional treatment in the form of superficial heat, ultrasound with freq of 1 MHz, pulsed mode 1:4 for 5 min and stretching exercise to lumbrical muscles of the hand.	Other: conventional Treatment; It consists of Superficial heat, Ultrasound therapy and stretching exercise to lumbrical muscles of the hand.
Experimental: Neurodynamic mobilization therapy group; Twenty patients will receive neurodynamic mobilization therapy (upper limb tension test 1) in addition to conventional treatment.	Other: conventional Treatment; It consists of Superficial heat, Ultrasound therapy and stretching exercise to lumbrical muscles of the hand.; Other: Neurodynamic mobilization; It is the mobilisation of the nervous system as an approach to physical treatment of pain. The treatment and or assessment relies on influencing pain physiology via the mechanical treatment of neural tissues and non-neural structures surrounding the nervous system.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessing the change in nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve.	By using Electromyography apparatus measuring nerve conduction velocity of the median nerve. (motor and sensory in m/s)	at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention
Assessing the change in wrist joint pain	By using Pressure pain threshold (PPT) is defined as the minimal amount of pressure that produces pain. A simple handheld pressure algometer (PA) with a spring is commonly used, although more sophisticated electrical devices with a strain or pneumatic pressure gauge have been developed. They hold the peak force or pressure (kp (kilopond) = 10 N, Newton = 100 kPa (kilopascal)) until tared, and some may also be connected to a computer and thus have continuous output. PPT measured with a probe 1.6 mm in diameter or larger reflects the tenderness of deep tissues as anesthesia of skin only affects the results of smaller probes.	at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention
Assessing the change in functional activity of the hand	By using Modified DASH questionnaire will be used for functional activity of the hand. The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is a 30-item questionnaire that looks at the ability of a patient to perform certain upper extremity activities. This questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire that patients can rate difficulty and interference with daily life on a 5 point Likert scale. The QuickDASH tool uses a 5-point Likert scale from which the patient can select an appropriate number corresponding to his/her severity/function level.	at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Raghda Ahmed, Cairo university

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): April 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 15, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 28, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 29, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 28, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Nervous System Diseases; Wounds and Injuries; Disease; Neuromuscular Diseases; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Sprains and Strains; Syndrome; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Median Neuropathy
• Other Study ID Numbers: Raghda Ahmed_PhD

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No