Can ultrasound predict numbness in carpal tunnel syndrome?
NCT ID NCT07170449
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how ultrasound images of the median nerve in the wrist relate to a person's ability to feel touch in carpal tunnel syndrome. Researchers will measure nerve size and texture with ultrasound and compare them to sensory tests like two-point discrimination. The goal is to see if ultrasound can help assess sensory complaints. The study plans to enroll 84 adults with confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome.
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 could help doctors use ultrasound to better understand and measure sensory loss in carpal tunnel syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new therapy, and results may not change current care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
Who is studied
Patients with diagnosed CTS
- 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: * Electrodiagnostic diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome with pain, numbness, burning, and tingling consistent with the median nerve dermatomal area lasting at least 6 weeks. * Literate * Agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant diabetes, systemic inflammatory disease, active infection, and history of malignancy * Being \<18 and \>65 years old * Being illiterate * Refusing to participate in the study * Having a disease with neuropathic pain, such as polyneuropathy, radiculopathy, or MS * Other concomitant upper extremity entrapment neuropathies (e.g., cubital tunnel syndrome) * Having undergone surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome * Rheumatoid arthritis, advanced hand osteoarthritis
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sultan Abdülhamit Han Trainin and Educational Hospital
RECRUITINGÜsküdar, İ̇stanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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