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Group (rest splint group)","EXPERIMENTAL","The physical therapy program we routinely provide to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome in our physical therapy unit (wrist ROM isometric strengthening, intrinsic muscle strengthening, wrist stretching, desensitization exercises, tendon gliding exercises, median nerve gliding exercises, wrist flexion and extension exercises, grip strengthening exercises) will be provided to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome in our physical therapy unit. Patients will be instructed to use a splint for rest as much as possible during the day and for as long as possible at night for a period of 6 weeks.",[13],"Device: Rest splint group",{"label":15,"type":10,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"Experimental: Group 2 (high-intensity laser therapy (HILT))","This group will receive high-intensity laser therapy applied over the carpal tunnel region. HILT delivers deep tissue photothermal and photomechanical effects, promoting tissue repair and reducing inflammation. The treatment is expected to decrease pain and improve nerve conduction and grip strength.",[18],"Device: high-intensity laser therapy (HILT)",{"label":20,"type":21,"description":22,"interventionNames":23},"Sham Comparator: Group 3 (sham high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) )","SHAM_COMPARATOR","Participants in this group will undergo a placebo laser treatment using the same device without active laser emission. The procedure will mimic the real HILT application to ensure blinding. This group will help distinguish the true therapeutic effects of HILT from placebo responses.",[24],"Device: sham high-intensity laser therapy (HILT)",[26,32,36],{"type":27,"name":28,"description":29,"armGroupLabels":30,"otherNames":31},"DEVICE","Rest splint group","We routinely provide the following physical therapy program to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome in our physical therapy unit: hand wrist ROM isometric strengthening, intrinsic muscle strengthening, hand wrist stretching, desensitization exercises, tendon gliding exercises, median nerve gliding exercises, wrist flexion and extension exercises, grip strengthening exercises) will be provided to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome in our physical therapy unit, and they will be instructed to use the resting splint as much as possible during the day and maximally at night for 6 weeks. Rest splint: The WingMed brand splint is specially designed to hold the wrist in a neutral position with volar support, allowing pronation and supination of the wrist but not allowing flexion, extension, radial, or ulnar deviation.",[9],null,{"type":27,"name":33,"description":34,"armGroupLabels":35,"otherNames":31},"high-intensity laser therapy (HILT)","Group 2 (high-intensity laser therapy (HILT)) will undergo pulsed laser therapy using the HIRO 3 device (ASA Laser, Arcugnano, Italy) five times a week for 6 weeks (a total of 30 sessions, one session per day) in addition to the physical therapy program. During each session, a three-phase treatment program will be administered to patients once a day, accompanied by a physical therapist, consisting of nerve\u002Ftendon gliding exercises.",[15],{"type":27,"name":37,"description":38,"armGroupLabels":39,"otherNames":31},"sham high-intensity laser therapy (HILT)","The sham-HILT group will receive sham laser therapy using the HIRO 3 device (ASA Laser, Arcugnano, Italy) five times a week for six weeks (a total of 30 sessions, one session per day) in addition to the physical therapy program. After patients see that the device is turned on during the sham application, the same treatment will be applied to the same treatment area for the same duration without allowing laser current output from the device.",[20],[41],{"name":42,"affiliation":43,"role":44},"Ümit DÜNDAR, Profesor","AFYONKARAHİSAR HEALTH SCİENCES UNİVERSITY","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[46,50],{"name":42,"role":47,"phone":48,"phoneExt":31,"email":49},"CONTACT","05337494526","umitftr@yahoo.com",{"name":51,"role":47,"phone":52,"phoneExt":31,"email":53},"Ramazan TUNCER, M.D","05060238608","ramazantuncer992@gmail.com",[55,70],{"facility":56,"status":57,"city":58,"state":31,"zip":59,"country":60,"countryCode":31,"cosmosGeoPoint":61,"geoPoint":66,"contacts":67},"Afyonkarahisar Health Science University","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","Afyonkarahisar","0300","Turkey (Türkiye)",{"type":62,"coordinates":63},"Point",[64,65],30.54333,38.75667,{"lat":65,"lon":64},[68],{"name":69,"role":47,"phone":52,"phoneExt":31,"email":53},"Ramazan TUNCER, MD",{"facility":71,"status":72,"city":58,"state":31,"zip":59,"country":60,"countryCode":31,"cosmosGeoPoint":73,"geoPoint":75,"contacts":31},"Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences Unıversity","RECRUITING",{"type":62,"coordinates":74},[64,65],{"lat":65,"lon":64},{"type":44,"investigatorFullName":77,"investigatorTitle":78,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":31,"oldOrganization":31},"Ramazan Tuncer","med.doctor","100615557","comparison-of-rest-splints-vs-high-intensity-laser-therapy-in-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-100615557",false,"NCT07294157","Comparison of Rest Splints vs High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome","Comparison of the Effects of Rest Splints and High-Intensity Laser Therapy on Pain, Function, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Grip Strength in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patients aged 18-75 years who have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome based on their medical history, physical examination, clinical findings, and electromyography(EMG) results, who have applied to the outpatient clinic for physical therapy, and who have no contraindications for treatment will be included in the study after obtaining their consent.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Diabetes Mellitus\n* Hypothyroidism\n* Acromegaly\n* Rheumatic Diseases\n* Polyneuropathy\n* Ipsilateral brachial plexopathy and traumatic nerve injury in the upper extremity\n* Previous injection into the carpal tunnel within the last 6 months and physical therapy\n* Pregnancy\n* History of malignant tumors\n* Patients with cochlear implants\n* Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome\n* History of neck and\u002For shoulder surgery\n* Corticosteroid consumption, analgesic medication use\n* Epilepsy\n* Skin lesion","ALL","18 Years","75 Years",{"count":90,"type":91},78,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[94],"NA","The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of rest splints and high-intensity laser therapy(HILT) added to physical therapy programs for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome in terms of pain, function, nerve conduction studies, and grip strength.",[97],"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)",[99,100,101],"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome","Physical Therapy Modalities","Electromyography veya Nerve Conduction","2026-01-12",{"date":104,"type":105},"2026-01-13","ACTUAL",{"date":107,"type":105},"2025-12-15",{"date":109,"type":91},"2026-09-15",{"name":5,"class":6},2]