Effectiveness of Kinesiotaping and Peloidotherapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorKonya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
About this trial
Patients diagnosed with mild and moderate idiopathic CTS will be randomly divided into three groups. Patients who received 15 sessions of peloid therapy along with a home exercise program will constitute the first group. The second group will consist of patients who received a total of 6 sessions of kinesiotaping twice a week along with a home exercise program. Patients who were given only a home exercise program will be included in the third group. "Patients will be evaluated in detail in terms of clinical examination and outcomes three weeks after the end of treatment and again at three months.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Being between the ages of 18-65
Agreeing to participate voluntarily in the study
Being diagnosed with mild or moderate idiopathic chronic CTS as a result of anamnesis, clinical examination and nerve conduction study
Disqualifiers
Presence of predisposing etiological factors for CTS such as diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney and liver disease, acromegaly, rheumatological diseases, acute trauma, hypothyroidism, etc.
Being diagnosed with severe CTS
Having a history of previous wrist surgery or trauma
Having atrophy in the thenar region or weakness in the thenar muscles
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Kinesiotaping
- Peloidotherapy
- Home exercise
Treatment groups
90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov