Clinical Trial: Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Cubital Tunnel Treatment, Evaluation of Conservative and Operative Alternatives

Brief Summary:

The researchers want to find out the best treatment for cubital tunnel. The researchers establish the degree of nerve compression and then the patients are randomised to different treatment alternatives, ranging from conservative to operative treatments.

The study is performed at 5 different hospitals in Norway.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Current Primary Outcome: pain

Original Primary Outcome:

  • Reduction of symptoms:
  • Pain
  • Paraesthesis
  • weakness
  • And patients satisfaction whith the treatment


Current Secondary Outcome:

  • electroneurography (ENG
    electroneurography (ENG) before and after the operation and to see if it is consistent with the patient evaluation.
  • paresthesia
  • weakness
  • patient satisfaction


Original Secondary Outcome: Evaluation of the ENG before and after the operation and to see if it is consistent whith patient the evaluation.

Information By: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Dates:
Date Received: September 12, 2005
Date Started: January 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 25, 2011
Last Verified: August 2011