Small Nerve Fiber Activity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Physical Therapy
This study is looking at how standard physical therapy affects small nerve fibers in people with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). CTS is a condition causing pain and numbness in the hand. Doctors usually diagnose CTS using clinical exams and electrodiagnostic tests, but these tests mainly check large nerve fibers. This study uses Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST), a series of tests, to assess smaller nerve fibers (A-delta, C-fibers, and A-beta) which are also involved in CTS. The study will see if physical therapy changes the activity of these small nerve fibers and how those changes relate to your symptoms. You may be able to join if you are 18-65 years old, have CTS symptoms, and are willing to attend physical therapy.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 48 participants to receive standard physical therapy.
- What's involved
- Participants will receive physical therapy and have Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) from enrollment until the end of the study at 12 weeks.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed from enrollment until the end of the study at 12 weeks.
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Small Nerve Fiber Activity in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Assessed Via Quantitative Sensory Testing
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06550284
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, Texasstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Who to contact
Opens a ready-to-send draft in your own email app — review before sending.
What this trial measures
- Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)From enrollment until the end of the study at 12 weeks
QST is a test method that measures sensory thresholds for temperature sensations, touch, vibration, and pain and is described in section 10.1. All thermal testing (CDT, WDT, CPT, and HPT) will be performed via the TSA 2 Thermosensory Stimulator.