Effect of Acupressure on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnant Women

NCT06555926 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005286
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of acupressure on carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant women.

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Assessment of pain severity

  The pain intensity will be assessed for all participants in both groups before and after treatment through VAS. It is a 10 cm horizontal line on which the participant's pain intensity will be represented by a point between the extremes of "no pain at all" and "worst imaginable pain". Each participant will be asked to mark a point on a VAS line between the extremes that related to her current pain intensity

  12 weeks

• median nerve conduction study

  Computerized Electromyography (Dantce): ATOENINIES neuro screen system will be used to perform median nerve conduction study before and after the treatment program for all participants in both groups

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Acupressure group

EXPERIMENTAL

The pregnant women will receive acupressure and advice for 12 weeks

Other: Acupressure; Other: advices for relieving carpal tunnel syndrome

Advice group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The pregnant women will receive advice only for 12 weeks

Other: advices for relieving carpal tunnel syndrome

Interventions

Acupressure OTHER

The pregnant women will receive acupressure on the (Pc-6/Lung-7 )acupoints one minute for each point with 3 repetitions on both side( about 30minutes /session),2 times per week in addition to advices for 12 weeks.

Acupressure group

advices for relieving carpal tunnel syndrome OTHER

The pregnant women will receive advices for 12 weeks as follows: * Avoid heavy lifting. * Avoid repetitive tasks. * Sit on chairs with armrests and elevate affected hand on the armrest * Avoid sleeping on the side of the affected hand. * Keep the wrist in a neutral (straight) position. * Avoid positions of full flexion and extension. * Reduce general swelling by: * eating less salty food . * elevating legs when sitting . * wearing compression garments. * Apply cold water over the wrist.

Acupressure group; Advice group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 35 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women who are clinically diagnosed as having carpal tunnel syndrome .
• Their age will be ranged from 20 to 35years old.
• Their body mass index will not exceed 30kg/m2.
• All of them are in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy.(28-40weeks)
• All of them suffer from mild and moderate CTS.
• Degree of carpal tunnel pain will be 2 or more on Visual Analogue scale.

You may not qualify if:

• Dermatological abnormalities in the skin of acupionts.
• Internal fixation at the area of acupressure application.
• Smokers .
• Metabolic diseases such as Diabetes mellitus.
• Females who had history of fracture or trauma to the hand .

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

Acupressure; Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Median Neuropathy; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Sprains and Strains; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Azza Nashed, professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

bassant ahmed, Master

CONTACT

+201141292300; besobassant88@gmail.com

mohamed fawzy, PHD

CONTACT

+201001414404; drmohamedfawzy61@icloud.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 13, 2024
• First Posted: August 15, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: August 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL