Trial reportScientific reports2016
The dose-dependent efficiency of radial shock wave therapy for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Trial report in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Comparison of Focused and Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Applied as an Addition to Conventional Physiotherapy Program After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on nerve conduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Provides Limited Therapeutic Effects on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus local corticosteroid injection for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Pooled it
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- Comparison of high- and low-dose radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of focused shockwave therapy in patients with moderate-to-severe carpal tunnel syndrome: a preliminary study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
- Clinical and electrophysiological efficacy of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome: a placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome : A randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2021Trial
- Dose-related effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Trial
- A randomized controlled trial: comparing extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus local corticosteroid injection for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.International orthopaedics · 2020Trial
- Comparison of single-dose radial extracorporeal shock wave and local corticosteroid injection for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome including mid-term efficacy: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Trial
- Systematic mapping review of applications of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in hand surgery.JPRAS open · 2026Review
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Pain Management - an In-Depth Narrative Review.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Postherpetic Neuralgia.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Article
- State of shock - a systematic review of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in hand surgery.GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW · 2025Review
- Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Electrophysiological assessment of radial shock wave therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome conservative treatment: a literature review.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2022Review
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Recently, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been shown to be a novel therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). However, previous studies did not examine the diverse effects of different-session ESWT for different-grades CTS. Thus, we conducted a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study. Sixty-nine patients (90 wrists) with mild to moderate CTS were randomized into 3 groups. Group A and C patients received one session of radial ESWT (rESWT) and sham eESWT per week for 3 consecutive weeks, respectively; Group B patients received a single session of rESWT. The night splint was also used in all patients. The primary outcome was Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ) points, whereas secondary outcomes included the sensory nerve conduction velocity and cross-sectional area of the median nerve. Evaluations were performed at 4, 10, and 14 weeks after the first session of rESWT. Compared to the control group, the three-session rESWT group demonstrated significant BCTQ point reductions at least 14 weeks, and the effect was much longer lasting in patients with moderate CTS than mild CTS. In contrast, the effect of single-session rESWT showed insignificant comparison. rESWT is a valuable strategy for treating CTS and multiple-session rESWT has a clinically cumulative effect.
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