Ultrasound reveals how hypermobile wrists change the median nerve
NCT ID NCT06918613
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study used ultrasound to compare how the median nerve changes shape in different wrist positions (neutral, bent, extended, and tilted) between people with generalized joint hypermobility and healthy individuals. 36 women participated. The goal was to understand if hypermobility makes the nerve more deformable, which could help explain wrist symptoms. This was an observational study, not a treatment trial.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects who met the criteria were selected from those who presented to Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital.
- Ages
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15 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 15-45 years of age * Female gender * Diagnosed with GJH according to the hypermobility spectrum disorders definition * Patients who agree to participate in the study and provide written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Having wrist pain * Inability to complete full range of motion in the wrist joint * Patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome * Anatomical abnormalities (bifid median nerve, aberrant persistent median artery, Martin-Gruber or other anastomoses) * History of trauma, operation, fracture, or steroid injection of the hand/wrist * History of known rheumatological, hereditary, genetic disease, or connective tissue disease other than GJH * Having neurological disease affecting hand functions (cervical radiculopathy, peripheral nerve lesion, polyneuropathy, cerebrovascular event, etc.) * Patients with history of regular steroid or non-steroid use, receiving oral glucosamine/hyaluronate supplementation * Those with systemic diseases (inflammatory joint diseases, diabetes mellitus, acromegaly, hypothyroidism, kidney failure, etc.) * Having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, or history of morbid obesity * Being pregnant or in lactation period * Presence of malignancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Bahçelievler, 34158, Turkey (Türkiye)
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