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Shockwaves may ease carpal tunnel pain without surgery

NCT ID NCT06214286

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether adding shockwave therapy to standard treatment (kinesio taping and physical therapy) helps relieve pain and numbness in women with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. One hundred female physical therapists participated. The goal was to see if the combination works better than standard care alone.

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Active substance
Shockwave therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to ease pain and numbness from carpal tunnel syndrome without surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study in female physical therapists only. Results may not apply to everyone, and the long-term benefits are unclear.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

100 people

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Started

Apr 2024

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 to 40 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged between 20 and 40 years * diagnosed as having mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome through clinical parameters and nerve conduction studies (NCSs), Exclusion Criteria: \- Having any systemic diseases such as renal failure, peptic ulcer, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, coagulopathy, inflammatory rheumatic disease, having a cardiac pacemaker, cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy or brachial plexopathy, systemic corticosteroid use, fracture or trauma history in the forearm and wrist pregnancy and lactation, having received a carpal tunnel syndrome surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome or severe carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Conditions

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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Physiopathology

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Badr University in Cairo (BUC)

    Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 12311, Egypt

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