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Corticosteroid

Ultrasound guided injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (STC-EI Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Alessandra Bruns, Md, FRCPC
Research Sponsored by Université de Sherbrooke
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 3 months
Awards & highlights

STC-EI Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection in reducing symptoms caused by carpal tunnel syndrome.

Eligible Conditions
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

STC-EI Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire - Symptom Severity Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire - Functional Status Scale
DASH questionnaire
Global Rating of Change
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Other outcome measures
Trial group assignment - Assessor
Trial group assignment - Patient

STC-EI Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Ultrasound guided injectionExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Ultrasound guided injection of 40 mg of methylprednisolone
Group II: Blind injectionActive Control1 Intervention
Blind injection of 40 mg of methylprednisolone
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Methylprednisolone
FDA approved
Ultrasound
2013
Completed Phase 1
~1950

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Université de SherbrookeLead Sponsor
292 Previous Clinical Trials
69,391 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
180 Patients Enrolled for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Alessandra Bruns, Md, FRCPCPrincipal InvestigatorUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Effectiveness of Ultrasound in Corticosteroid Injection
Alessandra Bruns 2013. "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Effectiveness of Ultrasound in Corticosteroid Injection". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02036125.
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