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ArticleAdvanced biomedical research2016

Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the treatment of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Babak Vahdatpour, Abolghasem Kiyani, Farnaz Dehghan

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Article in Advanced biomedical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04416867 (A Comparison of the Efficacy of Physical Therapy and Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04416867 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

A Comparison of the Efficacy of Physical Therapy and Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a Randomized Control Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorErzurum Regional Training & Research HospitalRan2020 to 2022Enrolled95ConditionsCarpal Tunnel SyndromeArmssplint and home exercise, RESWT, physical therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Babak VahdatpourDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Abolghasem KiyaniDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Farnaz DehghanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common neuropathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a new and noninvasive treatment including extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of CTS. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study is a clinical trial conducted on 60 patients with moderate CTS in selected health centers of Isfahan Medical University from November 2014 to April 2015. Patients with CTS were randomly divided into two groups. Conservative treatment including wrist splint at night for 3 months, consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 2 weeks, and oral consumption of Vitamin B1 for a month was recommended for both groups. The first group was treated with ESWT, one session per week for 4 weeks. Focus probe with 0.05, 0.07, 0.1, and 0.15 energy and shock numbers 800, 900, 1000, and 1100 were used from the first session to the fourth, respectively. The evaluated parameters were assessed before treatment and after 3 and 6 months. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 19, Student's t-test, and Chi-square test.

resultsAll parameters were significantly decreased in the ESWT group after 3 months. These results remained almost constant after 6 months compared with 3 months after treatment. However, only two parameters considerably improved after 3 months of treatment in the control group. The entire indexes in the control group implicated the regression of results in long-term period.

conclusionIt is recommended to use ESWT as a conservative treatment in patients with CTS.

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Bostoncarpal tunnel syndromeextracorporeal shock wave therapyvisual analog scale

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PMID27563630
PMCPMC4976534
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