Efficacy of Ozone Therapy and Splint in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

October 17, 2024 updated by: Emine Cihan, Selcuk University

Splint with Ozone Injection for Mild and Moderate Carpal Tunnel: an Electrodiagnostic Study

This study will investigate the effectiveness of repeated ozone therapy combined with splint therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).CTS patients will be split into two groups: ozone plus splint and splint only. Both groups will use wrist splints for 3 weeks, with the ozone+splint group receiving weekly ozone injections for three weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

34

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Kocaeli, Turkey
        • Kocaeli University

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • being 18-65 years, with mil-modarete CTS, symptoms continued for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hand edema or prior injections, thenar atrophy, prior CTS surgery, severe EMG results, recent physical therapy, steroids, or platelet-rich plasma for CTS in the past year, and conditions causing secondary CTS (e.g., thyroid disorders, diabetes, pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, Dupuytren's contracture, inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases). Also excluded: neck or arm pain conditions (e.g., cervical disc herniation, wrist fracture, proximal upper extremity entrapment neuropathy, polyneuropathy, peripheral nerve damage, fibromyalgia), history of G6PD deficiency, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, thrombocytopenia, and contraindications to general ozone therapy (e.g., ACE inhibitors for severe cardiovascular instability).

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

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: splint
hand splint for night
Experimental: ozone injections
Ozone injections (5 mL/10 μg/dL) were administered under aseptic conditions, with the wrist fixed in dorsiflexion, and with the insulin injector, a 23-gauge needle was inserted between the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis muscles at a 45-degree angle from the palmar distal line (Salutem/19147884379).
hand splint for night

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire
Time Frame: 10 minutes
As the score obtained from the survey increases, the improvement increases.
10 minutes
visual analog scale
Time Frame: 1 minute
As the score approaches 10, the intensity of pain felt increases.
1 minute
electromyography (EMG)
Time Frame: 10 minutes
In the electrophysiological examination, median sensory nerve conduction studies and median motor nerve conduction studies will be measured. Median motor nerve latency, median motor nerve conduction velocity, and compound muscle action potential amplitude will be measured and recorded.
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 15, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

October 29, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 5, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 18, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2024

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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