New study probes the science behind a simple nerve test
NCT ID NCT07248124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study aims to understand what happens in the muscles during the Scratch Collapse Test, a simple exam used to detect nerve compression in carpal tunnel syndrome. Researchers will use a technique called myography to measure muscle activity in 25 patients with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The goal is to see if the test causes a temporary loss of muscle strength on the affected side, which could help explain how the test works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide a better understanding of how the Scratch Collapse Test works, potentially improving diagnosis of nerve compression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It is exploratory and does not test a treatment.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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 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: * Patient over 18 years old * Patient with clinical unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosed by history, clinical examination and electromyography, * Patient who has been informed and has given their free, informed, and written consent, * Patient affiliated with or beneficiary of a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Other associated canal syndrome on either side (ulnar, defilement, lacertus), * Rotator cuff pathology, insufficiency or rupture of the infraspinatus, * Associated cervical pathology, * Neuropathy, central or peripheral neurological disease, * Diabetic patient, * Patient with cognitive impairments that prevent the understanding of the study information, * Refusal to participate in the study, * Pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding woman, * Patient under legal protection, * Patient not receiving health protection, * Protected patient: adult under guardianship, curatorship, or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique de l'Ormeau
RECRUITINGTarbes, 65000, France
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