Hands-On treatment vs. night brace: which eases carpal tunnel better?
NCT ID NCT07432750
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
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 diagnosed with carpal tunnel will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Researchers will use MRI scans to measure changes in the carpal tunnel and questionnaires to track symptoms and quality of life over 10 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- osteopathic manipulation (hands-on treatment) and wrist brace
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could show that osteopathic manipulation is a good alternative to bracing for easing carpal tunnel symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 10 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not designed to prove a cure or long-term benefit.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been diagnosed with mild/moderate carpal tunnel syndrome * Patients who are over the age of 18 and patients who score at least a 3 in at least one category in both subsections of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. * Exclusion criteria: * Patients who are under the age of 18 * Patients who are pregnant * Patients who have found no benefit to their Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms with bracing * Patients who have previously undergone Carpal Tunnel Release * Patients who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, underlying bone diseases, severe rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthritis. * Patients with magnetic resonance imaging specific contraindications include patients with metallic implanted devices or retained metallic foreign bodies, patients with severe and uncontrolled claustrophobia and patients who are pregnant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New York Institute of Technology
RECRUITINGOld Westbury, New York, 11568, United States
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