Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Diseases, Median Nerve Disease, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Musculoskeletal Diseases focused on measuring Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ultrasound-Guided Injection, Hydrodissection
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presence of symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, including nocturnal, postural, or movement-related paresthesias +/- pain in the median nerve distribution area in the hand for more than 3 months
- Presence of mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome proven by electrophysiological study
- Loss of sensation with numbness in the median nerve-innervated areas of the hand, weakness of the median nerve-innervated thenar muscles
- Positive Phalen test and/or Tinel sign
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who can mimic the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, such as cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome
- Patients who have had an injection into the carpal tunnel in the last 6 months
- Patients with thenar muscle atrophy
- History of Carpal tunnel surgery
- Regular use of systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids
- Pregnancy
- Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis
- Presence of malignancy
- Presence of active infection
Sites / Locations
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
Active Comparator
Ultrasound-guided Hydrodissection (HD) with 5 cc 5% Dextrose
Ultrasound-guided Hydrodissection (HD) with 5 cc Normal Saline
Ultrasound-guided Hydrodissection (HD) with 10 cc 5% Dextrose
Ultrasound-guided Hydrodissection (HD) with 10 cc Normal Saline
The median nerve will be defined at the proximal entrance of the carpal tunnel (scaphoid-pisiform plane). Under the ulnar approach with the in-plane technique, it was planned to hydrodissect the median nerve using 5 cc of 5% dextrose.
The median nerve will be defined at the proximal entrance of the carpal tunnel (scaphoid-pisiform plane). Under the ulnar approach with the in-plane technique, it was planned to hydrodissect the median nerve , using 5 cc normal saline.
The median nerve will be defined at the proximal entrance of the carpal tunnel (scaphoid-pisiform plane). Under the ulnar approach with the in-plane technique, it was planned to hydrodissect the median nerve , using 10 cc 5% dextrose.
The median nerve will be defined at the proximal entrance of the carpal tunnel (scaphoid-pisiform plane). Under the ulnar approach with the in-plane technique, it was planned to hydrodissect the median nerve from , using 10 cc normal saline.