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Study identifier: NCT04737239 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Corticosteroid Injection Effectiveness in Carpel Tunnel Patients With Negative or Mild EMG Studies

Condition: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  ·  Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System

PhaseN/A
Planned participants300
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common nerve entrapment syndrome worldwide. There are currently no studies examining the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections in patients with normal (negative) EMG studies. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the duration of symptom improvement post corticosteroid injection in patients with negative or mild EMG studies. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire will be given to patients undergoing corticosteroid injections for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome to assess their response to the injection. Investigators will collect data retrospectively. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) is administered as per standard protocol to all patients with CTS who have a negative or mild EMG study. The BCTQ assesses the patient's self-reported symptom severity and functional status. Investigators will analyze this data with respect to demographics as well as numbness in the median n. distribution, nocturnal numbness, weakness/atrophy of the thenar musculature, Tinel's sign, Phalen's test, loss of 2-point discrimination, Quick-Dash score, and grip strength score. The primary outcome will be the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire outcome score under the different EMG conditions.The secondary outcomes will be numbness in the median n. distribution, nocturnal numbness, weakness/atrophy of the thenar musculature, Tinel's sign, Phalen's test, loss of 2-point discrimination, QuickDash score, and grip stre…

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Talk to the study team

Elizabeth A Washnock-Schmid, B.S.  ·  8103474715  ·  gn3092@wayne.edu

Aaron R Prater, M.S.  ·  2692752828  ·  aprater1@hfhs.org

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Locations (1)

Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit, Michigan, United StatesRecruiting

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