Pilot Study Evaluating the Elasticity and Shear Wave Modulus (Stiffness) of the Median Nerve in Patients With Mild to Moderate Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Receiving OMT and Conservative Therapy

Description

To evaluate and quantify changes in the elasticity and shear wave modulus (stiffness) of the median nerve in patients diagnosed with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome following osteopathic manipulative therapy.

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Study overview

To evaluate and quantify changes in the elasticity and shear wave modulus (stiffness) of the median nerve in patients diagnosed with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome following osteopathic manipulative therapy.

Pilot Study Evaluating the Elasticity and Shear Wave Modulus (Stiffness) of the Median Nerve in Patients With Mild to Moderate Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Receiving OMT and Conservative Therapy

Pilot Study Evaluating the Elasticity and Shear Wave Modulus (Stiffness) of the Median Nerve in Patients With Mild to Moderate Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Receiving OMT and Conservative Therapy

Condition
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Dayton

Kettering Health, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45458

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

  • * Diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome, based on recent EMG findings
  • * History of undergoing recent physical therapy for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
  • * History of wrist trauma or surgery
  • * Hypothyroidism
  • * Severe CTS that has progressed to muscle atrophy
  • * Systemic disease or condition including but not limited to diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, rheumatoid disorders, Paget's bone disease, gout, myxedema, multiple myeloma, acromegaly, hepatic disease, dialysis patients, or other diseases or conditions in which peripheral neuropathies are common.
  • * Secondary cause of CTS such as a ganglion cyst, mass, or an accessory muscle shown by US or MRI of the affected wrist.
  • * Bifid median nerve as shown by US or MRI of the affected wrist
  • * pregnant or recently postpartum

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Kettering Health Network,

Roland Gazaille, DO, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Kettering Health

Study Record Dates

2025-09-01