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 (ENGelectroneurography (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