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Paraffin or shockwaves: which eases carpal tunnel pain best?

NCT ID NCT07167667

Symptom relief Sponsor: Emre Şenocak Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at two different physiotherapy treatments—paraffin baths and shockwave therapy—for people with carpal tunnel syndrome. Researchers will measure nerve thickness, nerve activity, pain levels, and quality of life in 60 adults aged 30-60. The goal is to see which treatment offers more relief.

What this could mean

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Active substance
paraffin bath and extracorporeal shock wave therapy
What this could lead to
If this study shows one therapy works better, it could point toward a more effective non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome.
What could go wrong
This is a small, observational study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It compares existing treatments, not a new breakthrough.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

30 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals between the ages of 30-60 who have been diagnosed with CTS by a specialist physician according to international criteria (Those between Stages 1-3), * Those who have complaints of numbness, tingling, and pain in the first three fingers and half of the fourth finger, * Phalen Test and Tinel sign or Durkan Test being positive * Patients who will receive 5 sessions of ESWT application prescribed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Physician (for the ESWT group) * Patients who have been recommended 10 sessions of Paraffin application by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Physician (for the Paraffin group) Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of atrophy in the thenar muscles, * Insufficient sensory and motor response in the median nerve, * History of hand and/or wrist injury or surgery, * Those with cervical stenosis, cervical spondylosis, or cervical radiculopathy, * Corticosteroids in the carpal tunnel area within the last six months those who have had an injection, * Pregnancy or diabetes, renal failure, rheumatoid arthritis or hypothyroidism

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

carpal tunnel syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baltalimani Metin Sabanci Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospita

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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