Ibuprofen and Neural Mobilization Treatment in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Summary

In the present investigation, the pain reduction effect of median nerve neural mobilization and oral ibuprofen treatments will be compared to those produced by the absence of treatment, in subjects who suffer the signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Timeline

Start

2020-09-23

Primary completion

2020-12-26

Completion

2020-12-29

Publications

• Background Ilyas AM, Miller AJ, Graham JG, Matzon JL. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded Trial Comparing Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, and Oxycodone for Pain Management After Hand Surgery. Orthopedics. 2019 Mar 1;42(2):110-115. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20190221-02. Epub 2019 Feb 27.
• Background Weinheimer K, Michelotti B, Silver J, Taylor K, Payatakes A. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded Controlled Trial Comparing Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen Versus Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen for Soft Tissue Hand Procedures. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 May;44(5):387-393. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.10.014. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
• Background Riasi H, Rajabpour Sanati A, Salehi F, Salehian H, Ghaemi K. Analyzing the therapeutic effects of short wrist splint in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) under ibuprofen treatment from an EMG-NCV perspective. J Med Life. 2015;8(Spec Iss 4):154-158.
• Background Hadianfard M, Bazrafshan E, Momeninejad H, Jahani N. Efficacies of Acupuncture and Anti-inflammatory Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2015 Oct;8(5):229-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.11.005. Epub 2014 Nov 29.
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• Background Giuliani E, Bianchi A, Marcuzzi A, Landi A, Barbieri A. Ibuprofen timing for hand surgery in ambulatory care. Acta Ortop Bras. 2015 Jul-Aug;23(4):188-91. doi: 10.1590/1413-78522015230400736.
• Background Banta CA. A prospective, nonrandomized study of iontophoresis, wrist splinting, and antiinflammatory medication in the treatment of early-mild carpal tunnel syndrome. J Occup Med. 1994 Feb;36(2):166-8. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199402000-00012.
• Background Dosenovic S, Jelicic Kadic A, Miljanovic M, Biocic M, Boric K, Cavar M, Markovina N, Vucic K, Puljak L. Interventions for Neuropathic Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Anesth Analg. 2017 Aug;125(2):643-652. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001998.
• Background Calvo-Lobo C, Unda-Solano F, Lopez-Lopez D, Sanz-Corbalan I, Romero-Morales C, Palomo-Lopez P, Seco-Calvo J, Rodriguez-Sanz D. Is pharmacologic treatment better than neural mobilization for cervicobrachial pain? A randomized clinical trial. Int J Med Sci. 2018 Mar 8;15(5):456-465. doi: 10.7150/ijms.23525. eCollection 2018.
• Background Rodriguez-Sanz D, Lopez-Lopez D, Unda-Solano F, Romero-Morales C, Sanz-Corbalan I, Beltran-Alacreu H, Calvo-Lobo C. Effects of Median Nerve Neural Mobilization in Treating Cervicobrachial Pain: A Randomized Waiting List-Controlled Clinical Trial. Pain Pract. 2018 Apr;18(4):431-442. doi: 10.1111/papr.12614. Epub 2017 Nov 20.
• Background Eren Y, Yavasoglu NG, Comoglu SS. The relationship between QDASH scale and clinical, electrophysiological findings in carpal tunnel syndrome. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2018 Jan;27(1):71-75. doi: 10.17219/acem/67947.
• Background Shin D, Lee SJ, Ha YM, Choi YS, Kim JW, Park SR, Park MK. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation according to absorption differences in three formulations of ibuprofen. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2017 Jan 4;11:135-141. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S121633. eCollection 2017.

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