Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Ulnar Nerve in Individuals With and Without Generalized Joint Hypermobility

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorBeylikduzu State Hospital

About this trial

This study will include 30 individuals diagnosed with Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) based on the Beighton score and 30 healthy controls without GJH. Participants will undergo Tinel's test and the flexion-compression test. The presence of ulnar nerve-related symptoms such as pain and numbness will be recorded. Ultrasonographic evaluation of the ulnar nerve will be performed at the level of the medial epicondyle, as well as 2 cm proximal and distal to it. Cross-sectional area and diameter of the ulnar nerve will be measured at each site, repeated three times, and the average will be used. Additionally, ulnar nerve mobility during elbow flexion and extension will be assessed. The nerve will be classified as stable if it remains within the cubital tunnel, subluxated if it moves to the level of the epicondyle, and dislocated if it shifts anterior to the medial epicondyle.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged between 18 and 40 years

A Beighton score of 4 or higher (indicative of Generalized Joint Hypermobility)

Willingness to participate in the study

Disqualifiers

Being under 18 or over 40 years of age

History of surgery or fracture in the elbow region

Presence of active infection at the measurement site

Presence of congenital anomaly in the upper extremity

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • no intervention

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators