Posture Correction in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Description

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the UpRight Go posture trainer reduces the symptoms of cubital tunnel syndrome in patients who have not had corrective surgery, as determined by improvements in VAS scores for pain, numbness, and weakness.

Conditions

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

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Study overview

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the UpRight Go posture trainer reduces the symptoms of cubital tunnel syndrome in patients who have not had corrective surgery, as determined by improvements in VAS scores for pain, numbness, and weakness.

Posture Correction for the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (CuTS)

Posture Correction in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Condition
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Haven

Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  • * Adult patients, between 18 and 99 years old
  • * Exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with cubital tunnel syndrome including but not limited to pain, numbness, or paresthesia in an ulnar distribution, loss of grip strength, or loss of fine motor control of the fingers.
  • * Nerve conduction study, electromyography, MRI or ultrasound results consistent with the diagnosis of cubital tunnel syndrome
  • * Ability to wear a posture trainer daily and manage the associated smartphone application and questionnaire
  • * History of spinal surgery, hand surgery or hand/wrist fracture
  • * History of cubital tunnel release surgery or carpal tunnel syndrome
  • * Pregnancy or lactation
  • * Known allergic reactions to silicon
  • * Long-standing history of T2DM, documented neuropathic pain

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Yale University,

Elspeth Hill, MBChB, PhD, MRes, MRCS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale University

Study Record Dates

2025-05