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Efficacy of Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Median Nerve Under Ultrasound Guidance in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pulsed Radiofrequency for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Completed, enrolled 44 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathy. Although many conservative forms of management including the use of wrist splint, steroid injections and therapeutic ultrasound are applicable, their effectiveness is typically insignificant or short-lived. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment, a relative novel pain intervention at recent decade, was found to be able to alleviate pain for certain kinds of chronic pain conditions without damaging nerve. However, the application of PRF in CTS is scarce. The purpose of this study was to assess the analgesic effect and prognosis of ultrasound-guided PRF in the median nerve in patients with CTS.
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Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment, a relative novel pain intervention at recent decade, was found to be able to alleviate pain by delivering an electrical field and heat bursts at a temperature less than 42°C to neural tissue in the absence of neural injury. The ultrasound-guided PRF was performed before night splint in intervention group.