Night splints for carpal tunnel: which angle works best?
NCT ID NCT07458152
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three different wrist splint positions (flexed, neutral, and extended) worn at night for eight weeks in 108 adults with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. All participants also receive education and exercises. The goal is to see which position best reduces pain, numbness, and improves nerve function. Results will help guide conservative treatment for this common condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- wrist splint
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the best wrist position for splinting to relieve carpal tunnel symptoms without surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no blinding of participants. Results may not apply to severe cases or long-term use.
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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 108 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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Jan 2029
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 65 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: * Diagnosis of mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome confirmed by electrophysiological studies performed within the last year. * Clinical findings consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome. * Age between 18 and 65 years. Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years or \>65 years * Thenar atrophy * Surgery history for CTS * Steroid injection for CTS * Physical treatment for CTS in the last 6 months * Cervical radiculopathy * Tenosynovitis * Peripheral polyneuropathy * Another compressive neuropathy in the ipsilateral upper extremity * History of trauma/fracture to the hand-wrist region * Pregnancy * Metabolic disease * Rheumatic/autoimmune disease * Kidney failure
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Conditions
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