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Effect of Out of Plane and In Plane Injection Techniques in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Primary Purpose

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Pain, Carpal Tunnel

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Turkey
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Technique of injection method
Sponsored by
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥18
  • Numbness and tingling in the median nerve innervation area with or without pain
  • Worsening of symptoms at night
  • Positive Tinel and/or Phalen sign
  • Symptom duration longer than 12 weeks
  • Electrophysiologically mild or moderate CTS being diagnosed.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of conditions such as cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome that may mimic CTS
  • Presence of multiple entrapment neuropathy
  • Weakness in hand thumb abduction or opposition
  • Thenar atrophy
  • Presence of wrist corticosteroid and/or local anesthetic injection
  • Regular use of medical treatment such as oral corticosteroids or NSAIDs
  • Having entered a physical therapy program due to CTS in the last 6 months before the injection
  • A history of trauma or arthritis attack at the wrist level
  • Previous surgery due to CTS
  • Thyroid diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney failure
  • Having bifid median nerve, persistent median artery, ganglion cyst, tenosynovitis or tendinitis on wrist USG
  • Rheumatological disease (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus) erythematosus, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis)
  • Presence of malignancy
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers
  • Infection or skin lesion at the injection site
  • Use of wrist splints in the last 4 weeks
  • Allergy to corticosteroids or local anesthetics

Sites / Locations

  • Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Out of Plane arm

In Plane arm

Arm Description

The patient group who was injected using the ultrasound-guided out of plane injection method.

The group of patients who were injected using the ultrasound-guided in-plane injection method.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Assessment of pain during injection
Patients will be asked to rate the average level of pain they feel during the injection as absent, mild, moderate, severe, and unbearable.
Pain/Numbness Evaluation
The severity of pain and numbness of the patients will be questioned by visual analog scale (VAS). A horizontal straight line 10 cm long will be used in the VAS assessment. The patient will be told that a value of 0 represents no pain and numbness, and a value of 10 represents the most severe pain and numbness he has ever felt. In each evaluation, the average of the day and night pain/numbness severity over the last 3 days will be questioned.
Evaluation of symptom severity and functionality
The Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ) with Turkish validity and reliability will be used to evaluate the symptom severity and functionality of the patients. BCTQ is a self-filled questionnaire consisting of two parts: symptom severity scale (SSS) and functional status scale (FSS). Each item in both sections has five different answers that score between 1 and 5. The mean score is obtained by dividing the total score by the number of questions and ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score indicating severe symptom. Average scores are calculated separately for symptom severity and functional status.
Evaluation of undesirable effects
At the controls at the end of the 4th week after the injection, the patients had skin discoloration or fat atrophy, steroid exacerbation (transient pain that started at the 24th hour after the injection and lasted an average of 2-5 days after the injection), superficial infection and median nerve irritation (from the injection). Finger numbness or weakness lasting more than 2 weeks after injection, increasing compared to pre-injection) will be evaluated.
Sonographic evaluation of the median nerve
Ultrasonographic evaluation will be performed with an 18-6 MHz superficial linear probe (Esaote MyLab Five LA435 Transducer). Fixed frequency and depth settings will be used for all measurements. During the examination, patients will be performed in a sitting position facing the clinician, with the elbow in 90° flexion, the forearm supinated, and the fingers in the semi-flexion position. The examination will begin by seeing the median nerve in the axial plane at the wrist localization, and the cross-sectional area of the median nerve (MSCA) will be measured with the probe at the level of the psiform and scaphoid bone. In the measurements, the hyperechoic sheath will be excluded from the drawing and the manual trace method available in the USG device will be used. Square millimeter (mm2) unit will be used for area values in all measurements. All measurements will be made in triplicate and the average of the three measurements will be taken.
Descriptive information
Age, gender, education level, body mass index, duration of symptoms, dominant hand, injection hand, and CTS severity detected in EMG of the patients included in the study will be recorded.

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
April 18, 2022
Last Updated
February 24, 2023
Sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Collaborators
Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05343351
Brief Title
Effect of Out of Plane and In Plane Injection Techniques in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Official Title
The Effect of Out of Plane and In Plane Injection Techniques on Injection Pain and Functionality in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Undergoing Ultrasound-Guided Injection: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
February 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 1, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
December 1, 2022 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 21, 2023 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Collaborators
Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The aim of this study, using two different injection techniques, To evaluate the patients in terms of the pain they feel during the application of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) injection, Evaluation in terms of undesirable effects developing after injection, To evaluate the degree of pain/drowsiness, symptom severity and functionality, and median nerve diameter at the end of the first month after the injection, and to evaluate the relationship of these parameters with the pain felt by the patients during the injection.
Detailed Description
Among the evaluated patients, the patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and accepted the carpal tunnel syndrome injection will be randomized into 2 groups using the random numbers table. One group will be injected using the out-of-plane technique under ultrasound, and the other group will be injected using the in-plane technique. Patients will be evaluated before the treatment, at the 1st hour after the injection and at the end of the 4th week after the injection. Randomization and injection of the patients will be done by Dr Gül Tuğba Bulut, while the evaluation of the patients and the sonographic evaluation of the median nerve will be done by Dr Alper Mengi. Age, gender, education level, body mass index, duration of symptoms, dominant hand, injection hand, and carpal tunnel syndrome severity detected in EMG of the patients included in the study will be recorded. The patients will be questioned about the pain they feel during the injection at the end of the 1st hour after the injection, while the degree of pain/numbness in the wrist and finger, symptom severity and functionality, and median nerve diameter are evaluated at the end of the 4th week before and after the injection. Patients will be questioned about undesirable effects at the end of the 4th week after the injection.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Pain, Carpal Tunnel

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
50 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Out of Plane arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
The patient group who was injected using the ultrasound-guided out of plane injection method.
Arm Title
In Plane arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
The group of patients who were injected using the ultrasound-guided in-plane injection method.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Technique of injection method
Intervention Description
In 'out of plane group', the ultrasound probe will be placed at the entrance level of the proximal carpal tunnel (scaphoid-pisiform plane), the ulnar edge of the median nerve will be taken to the midpoint of the probe, and then the needle will be inserted from the middle point of the probe with the out of plane method. Then the needle will be advanced towards the ulnar side of the median nerve and the injection content will be given into the tunnel. In 'in plane group group', the ultrasound probe will be placed at the proximal carpal tunnel entrance level (scaphoid-pisiform plane), it will be entered at a cross angle between the ulnar artery and the median nerve with the in-plane method, and be advanced under the median nerve, and then the injection content will be given into the carpal tunnel.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Assessment of pain during injection
Description
Patients will be asked to rate the average level of pain they feel during the injection as absent, mild, moderate, severe, and unbearable.
Time Frame
1 hour
Title
Pain/Numbness Evaluation
Description
The severity of pain and numbness of the patients will be questioned by visual analog scale (VAS). A horizontal straight line 10 cm long will be used in the VAS assessment. The patient will be told that a value of 0 represents no pain and numbness, and a value of 10 represents the most severe pain and numbness he has ever felt. In each evaluation, the average of the day and night pain/numbness severity over the last 3 days will be questioned.
Time Frame
3 days
Title
Evaluation of symptom severity and functionality
Description
The Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ) with Turkish validity and reliability will be used to evaluate the symptom severity and functionality of the patients. BCTQ is a self-filled questionnaire consisting of two parts: symptom severity scale (SSS) and functional status scale (FSS). Each item in both sections has five different answers that score between 1 and 5. The mean score is obtained by dividing the total score by the number of questions and ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score indicating severe symptom. Average scores are calculated separately for symptom severity and functional status.
Time Frame
3 days
Title
Evaluation of undesirable effects
Description
At the controls at the end of the 4th week after the injection, the patients had skin discoloration or fat atrophy, steroid exacerbation (transient pain that started at the 24th hour after the injection and lasted an average of 2-5 days after the injection), superficial infection and median nerve irritation (from the injection). Finger numbness or weakness lasting more than 2 weeks after injection, increasing compared to pre-injection) will be evaluated.
Time Frame
1 day
Title
Sonographic evaluation of the median nerve
Description
Ultrasonographic evaluation will be performed with an 18-6 MHz superficial linear probe (Esaote MyLab Five LA435 Transducer). Fixed frequency and depth settings will be used for all measurements. During the examination, patients will be performed in a sitting position facing the clinician, with the elbow in 90° flexion, the forearm supinated, and the fingers in the semi-flexion position. The examination will begin by seeing the median nerve in the axial plane at the wrist localization, and the cross-sectional area of the median nerve (MSCA) will be measured with the probe at the level of the psiform and scaphoid bone. In the measurements, the hyperechoic sheath will be excluded from the drawing and the manual trace method available in the USG device will be used. Square millimeter (mm2) unit will be used for area values in all measurements. All measurements will be made in triplicate and the average of the three measurements will be taken.
Time Frame
1 day
Title
Descriptive information
Description
Age, gender, education level, body mass index, duration of symptoms, dominant hand, injection hand, and CTS severity detected in EMG of the patients included in the study will be recorded.
Time Frame
1 day

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥18 Numbness and tingling in the median nerve innervation area with or without pain Worsening of symptoms at night Positive Tinel and/or Phalen sign Symptom duration longer than 12 weeks Electrophysiologically mild or moderate CTS being diagnosed. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of conditions such as cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome that may mimic CTS Presence of multiple entrapment neuropathy Weakness in hand thumb abduction or opposition Thenar atrophy Presence of wrist corticosteroid and/or local anesthetic injection Regular use of medical treatment such as oral corticosteroids or NSAIDs Having entered a physical therapy program due to CTS in the last 6 months before the injection A history of trauma or arthritis attack at the wrist level Previous surgery due to CTS Thyroid diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney failure Having bifid median nerve, persistent median artery, ganglion cyst, tenosynovitis or tendinitis on wrist USG Rheumatological disease (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus) erythematosus, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis) Presence of malignancy Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers Infection or skin lesion at the injection site Use of wrist splints in the last 4 weeks Allergy to corticosteroids or local anesthetics
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
City
Istanbul
Country
Turkey

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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