Laser vs. splints: which eases carpal tunnel pain best?
NCT ID NCT07294157
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome: resting splints and high-intensity laser therapy, both added to standard physical therapy. Researchers will measure pain, hand function, nerve signals, and grip strength in 78 adults aged 18-75. The goal is to see which approach works better for easing symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High-intensity laser therapy and rest splints
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that adding high-intensity laser therapy to standard physical therapy provides better pain relief and hand function than rest splints for carpal tunnel syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study compares two common treatments, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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 to 75 years
- 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 aged 18-75 years who have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome based on their medical history, physical examination, clinical findings, and electromyography(EMG) results, who have applied to the outpatient clinic for physical therapy, and who have no contraindications for treatment will be included in the study after obtaining their consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes Mellitus * Hypothyroidism * Acromegaly * Rheumatic Diseases * Polyneuropathy * Ipsilateral brachial plexopathy and traumatic nerve injury in the upper extremity * Previous injection into the carpal tunnel within the last 6 months and physical therapy * Pregnancy * History of malignant tumors * Patients with cochlear implants * Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome * History of neck and/or shoulder surgery * Corticosteroid consumption, analgesic medication use * Epilepsy * Skin lesion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Afyonkarahisar Health Science University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAfyonkarahisar, 0300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences Unıversity
RECRUITINGAfyonkarahisar, 0300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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