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Using a mouse for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of Southern California
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up immediately prior to and after each intervention
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Study Summary

This trial aims to study how changes in physiology and hand use affect blood flow in the median nerve, which may help explain carpal tunnel syndrome.

Eligible Conditions
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately prior to and after each intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately prior to and after each intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in intraneural blood flow after intervention

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Experimental GroupExperimental Treatment6 Interventions
A total of 50 participants are estimated to be recruited, each completing six conditions in the following order: 1) wrist cooling, 2) wrist heating, 3) exercising, 4) typing, 5) using a mouse, 6) cooking, with an observation of intraneural blood flow assessed with Doppler sonography before and after each condition.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Typing
2021
N/A
~20
Cooking
2021
N/A
~200
Using a mouse
2021
N/A
~20
Cooling
2021
Completed Phase 3
~290
Heating
2021
N/A
~40
Exercising
2021
N/A
~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Southern CaliforniaLead Sponsor
906 Previous Clinical Trials
1,596,268 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
216 Patients Enrolled for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Shawn C Roll, PhDStudy DirectorUniversity of Southern California
4 Previous Clinical Trials
257 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
176 Patients Enrolled for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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~6 spots leftby Apr 2025