Efficacy of Steroid Injection in Patients With Bifid Median Nerve Diagnosed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: 2 cc:(1 cc betamethasone dipropionate+1cc physiological saline).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
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Official title
USG-guided Steroid Injection Treatment: Efficacy of in Patients With Bifid Median Nerve Diagnosed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Versus With Non-bifid Median Nerve Diagnosed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Study
Overview
Various median nerve anatomical variations have been reported in the literature.One of these is the bifid median nerve.Due to its relatively higher cross-sectional area, it can facilitate compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel.Therefore, bifid median nerve is relatively common in patients with CTS.Some studies have shown that the bifid median nerve has an effect on surgical failure in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.Apart from surgical treatment, perineural injection with corticosteroids is a treatment method that has been used for a long time in the treatment of mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.It is controversial whether bifid median nerve has a negative effect on treatment effectiveness.When looking at the literature, there is no previous study on this subject.With the introduction of ultrasound into our daily practice, the frequency of ultrasound-guided perineural injections has increased.Ultrasound allowed us to see variations in the median nerve before injection.The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of steroid injection in patients with CTS with bifid median nerve and patients with CTS with non-variant median nerve.It is also to investigate whether this anatomical variation has a negative effect on the treatment.
Detailed description
Our study was designed as a prospective, double-blind randomized controlled study.Patients with an electrophysiological diagnosis of moderate CTS who applied to Etlik City Hospital Physical Therapy outpatient clinic will be included in the study.There are no sensitive groups.The research period was determined as 1 year.Sample size was calculated using the statistical power analysis programme G Power 3.1.9.4 for windows.Based on the study by Walker FO,the minimum number of patients required to achieve a significant change of 20 mm in VAS assesment before and after treatment(with a 5% Type 1 and Type 2 margin of error, 80% working power and 95% confidence interval) was found to be 17(total 34 patients) for each group.Considering the possibility of 20% loss during the study,ıt was decided to include at least 20(total 40) patients for each group.Demographic and clinical characteristics of Patients who met the inclusion criteria and completed the 'Informed Volunteer Consent Forum' will be recorded.The general pain of the patients will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scala,The symptom severity and functional status of the patients will be evaluated with the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire,The patients' hand grip strength measurement will be evaluated with a dynamometer.The patient hand diagram will be marked according to the patient's sensory symptoms.Median nerve cross-sectional area will be measured at the pisiform level with ultrasound, Distal motor latency and sensory nerve conduction velocity will be recorded with EMG.Pre-injection baseline assessments of participants will be made by a blinded investigator. In all patients, the median nerve will be visualized with ultrasound with a 12 MHz linear probe at the scaphoid-pisiform level.Afterwards, perineural injection(2cc:1cc 2% lidocaine hidroclorid+1cc betamethasone) will be performed using an in-plane approach around the median nerve.
Interventions
- Drug 2 cc:(1 cc betamethasone dipropionate+1cc physiological saline)
Each patient will receive 2 cc:(1 cc betamethasone dipropionate+1cc physiological saline) perineural injection into the median nerve under US guidance, for 1 session.
Primary outcome measures
- Visual Analog Scale(VAS) [Time frame: This evaluation will be made and recorded at the baseline, at the 4th and 12th weeks after the procedure.]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire [Time frame: This evaluation will be made and recorded at the baseline, at the 4th and 12th weeks after the procedure.]
- Electromyography [Time frame: This evaluation will be made and recorded at the beginning.]
- Dynamometer [Time frame: This evaluation will be made and recorded at the baseline, at the 4th and 12th weeks after the procedure]
- Ultrasound [Time frame: This evaluation will be made and recorded at the beginning.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between the ages of 18-65
- Being clinically diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Confirmation of mild and moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome diagnosis with EMG
- Diagnosis of bifid median nerve after ultrasound evaluation, No variation was detected for the control group either.
- Having typical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome symptoms for at least 3 months
Exclusion criteria
- History of polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, or wrist surgery
- History of Inflammatory arthritis, hypothyroidism, pregnancy,rheumatological disorders or heart battery
- current warfarin use, Prior steroid injection for CTS, trauma or neoplasm at the injection site, hypersensitivity to corticosteroids or skin infection at the injection site
- other median nerve variations and presence of persistent median artery.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Etlik City Hospital — Ankara
Publications
- Bayrak IK, Bayrak AO, Kale M, Turker H, Diren B. Bifid median nerve in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Aug;27(8):1129-36. doi: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.8.1129. PMID 18645070
- Theofilopoulou S, Katouni K, Papadopoulos V, Pappas N, Antonopoulos I, Giavopoulos P, Chrysikos D, Filippou D. Variations of the Median Nerve and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a Systematic Review of the Literature. Maedica (Bucur). 2023 Dec;18(4):699-704. doi: 10.26574/maedica.2023.18.4.699. PMID 38348062
- Granata G, Caliandro P, Pazzaglia C, Minciotti I, Russo G, Martinoli C, Padua L. Prevalence of bifid median nerve at wrist assessed through ultrasound. Neurol Sci. 2011 Aug;32(4):615-8. doi: 10.1007/s10072-011-0582-8. Epub 2011 Apr 30. PMID 21533564
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06599086 · Perineural steroid Injection