Ultrasound-guided PRP Versus Steroid Injections in Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2020-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Patients will be randomly divided into 3 equal groups: Group I received ultrasound guided injection of 2 mL PRP into the affected carpal tunnel. Group II received ultrasound guided injection of 2 mL steroids (40 mg triamcinolone acetonide). Group III received ultrasound guided injection of 2 mL saline as placebo control.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University
• Treatments: Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• mild or moderate idiopathic CTS (diagnosed clinically, ultrasonography & electrophysiologically and classified according to the American Association of neuromuscular diagnostic medicine monograph).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with severe or secondary type of CTS