Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs S Hardwick
ORCID ID
Contact details
The James Cook University Hospital
Rheumatology Outpatients Department
Occupational Therapy
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
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abc@email.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0227118721
Study information
Scientific title
Comparison of wrist splints and steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between improvement in symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome following treatment with wrist splints or steroid injection.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised open crossover study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
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Condition
Nervous System Diseases: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Intervention
Wrist splints versus steroid injection in 80 patients with symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome, stratified for primary and secondary aetiology.
Intervention type
Mixed
Phase
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Proportion of patients improved at 6 weeks.
Secondary outcome measures
Visual analogue scale for pain and tingling, grip strength test, adverse effects of treatment, recurrence or surgery within 12 months.
Overall trial start date
01/02/2002
Overall trial end date
28/02/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
80 patients in total - 40 with primary CTS and 40 with secondary CTS
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
80
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/02/2002
Recruitment end date
28/02/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
The James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary