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Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Post Mastectomy Lymphedema

Egypt68 participantsStarted 2023-11

Plain-language summary

Sixty eight female patients who had symptoms of carpal tunnel syndromesuch as wrist pain or numbness and paraesthesia and had lymphedema of an upper extremity.Their ages will be ranged from 40 to 60 years. The participants will be selected from Out Patient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University and randomly distributed into two equal groups.Duration of treatment for 4weeks.All subjects signed an informed consent form, and the rights of subjects were protected.

Who can participate

Age range40 Years – 60 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Paresthesias and painful swelling with weakness of the affected hand, exacerbated while sleeping or by repetitive use of the wrist, which would be relieved by shaking the hand with postural change.
✓. Sensory loss with numbness in the regions of the hand innervated by the median nerve;
✓. Impaired motor function with atrophy of the median nerve-innervated thenar muscles.
✓. Positive Tinel's sign.

What they're measuring

Nerve conduction studies

Timeframe: 4weeks

Limb volume

Timeframe: 4weeks

Visual analogue scale (VAS)

Timeframe: 4weeks

Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ)

Timeframe: 4weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06131515

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12

Contact for this trial

shahira sami, A.lecturer

01021986609 shahirasami6@cu.edu.eg

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