CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS)

This study looks at whether teaching people about how pain works (called Pain Neuroscience Education) can help with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. Researchers will compare this education plus standard care (exercises and a wrist splint) to standard care alone in 48 adul…

This study tests if a gel called DYNAVISC can reduce pain after a second surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. About 50 adults who still have pain after their first surgery will take part. Half will get standard surgery plus the gel, and the other half will get standard surgery wit…

This study compares two treatments for mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: osteopathic manipulation (hands-on therapy) and wearing a wrist brace at night. Ten adults will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Researchers will use MRI scans and patient questionnaires…

This study looks at two different hand treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome: paraffin wax therapy and shockwave therapy (ESWT). About 60 adults with mild to moderate carpal tunnel will receive one of these treatments. Researchers will measure nerve thickness, nerve activity, pai…

This study tests whether adding neck and upper back exercises to standard physical therapy can further reduce pain and improve hand function in people with carpal tunnel syndrome. Sixty adults with CTS will be split into two groups: one gets standard therapy alone, the other adds…

This study compares two treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome: rest splints and high-intensity laser therapy, both added to standard physical therapy. Researchers will measure pain, hand function, nerve health, and grip strength in 78 adults aged 18-75. The goal is to find which …

This study compares two hands-on treatments—kinesiotaping (a special tape) and peloidotherapy (mud packs)—plus home exercises, against exercises alone for people with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. 90 adults will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The goal is …

This study compares two injection treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition causing wrist pain and numbness. Researchers will give 90 adults either a cortisone injection or a saline injection, along with exercise therapy, to see which better improves nerve function and s…

This study looks at how the constant vibration from tattoo machines may damage nerves in the hands of tattoo artists. Researchers will test touch, strength, and sensation in 20 tattoo artists and compare them to 20 people who don't use vibrating tools. The goal is to understand i…

This pilot study aims to understand a specific muscle response in people with carpal tunnel syndrome. Researchers will use a technique called myography to measure a brief loss of muscle strength that happens when the skin over the wrist is stimulated. The study involves 25 adults…

This study aims to understand if measurements taken from an ultrasound scan of the wrist can tell doctors how much feeling a person with carpal tunnel syndrome has lost in their hand. Researchers will recruit 84 adults with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. They will compa…