Conditioning Electrical Stimulation to Improve Outcomes in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Conditioning Electrical Stimulation Enhances Recovery Following Surgery for Severe Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Alberta
30 participants
Apr 1, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Summary
Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common compression neuropathy. In severe cases, functional recovery, even with surgery, is often poor. Therefore, alternative adjunct treatments capable of increasing the speed of nerve regeneration are much needed.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Patients aged >18 yr,
- If signs and symptoms of severe CuTS (ie, McGowan-Goldberg grade 3) were observed,
- If needle EMG examination showed evidence of chronic motor axonal loss and reduced recruitment in the ulnar-innervated intrinsic hand muscles, and
- If electrophysiologic evidence of severe motor axonal loss with motor unit number estimation (MUNE) greater than 2 standard deviations below the normative mean.
Exclusion Criteria1
- \) Patients were excluded if they had concurrent nerve injury, prior surgery for CuTS or coexisting neurologic conditions
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Interventions
Patients with cubital tunnel syndrome will receive either surgery and sham stimulation, or conditioning electrical stimulation 7 days prior to surgery
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NCT05395715