Ulnar Nerve Deep Branch Compression by a Ganglion

• Sponsor: The Second Hospital of Tangshan (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01994434
• Collaborator: Chinese PLA General Hospital (Other)
• Enrollment: 9
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 152
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Ulnar nerve compression is common at the elbow, but less common at the wrist. The purposes of this study are to report a series of 9 patients with pure ulnar nerve deep branch compression by a ganglion and to evaluate the outcome following a surgical treatment. According modified Bishop's scoring system, the investigators would evaluate postoperative results of this uncommon nerve lesion.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Guyon's Canal; Nerve Compression	Procedure: Decompression of the ulnar nerve	N/A

Detailed Description

Pre- and post-operative physical examination include assessment of tenderness and strength (grip and pinch). Grip strength and tip pinch strength between the thumb and index finger are measured using the E-LINK system. According Bishop's scoring system, the investigators redesign a questionnaire for comprehensive assessment of this uncommon nerve lesion.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 9 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2000
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Oct 1, 2011
• Actual Study Completion Date: Nov 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: Decompression of the ulnar nerve Surgical decompression of the Guyon's canal and ganglion excision	Procedure: Decompression of the ulnar nerve; Surgical decompression of the Guyon's canal and ganglion excision

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Grip strength [18-24 months]

   Grip strength is measured using the E-LINK system.

2. Tip pinch strength [18-24 months]

   Tip pinch strength between the thumb and index finger is measured using the E-LINK system.

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Modified Bishop's scoring system [18-24 months]

   According Bishop's scoring system, we redesign a questionnaire for comprehensive assessment of this uncommon nerve lesion.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 70 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Ulnar nerve deep branch compression by a ganglion -

Exclusion Criteria:

Ulnar nerve deep branch compression caused by other reasons

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Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	The Second Hospital of Tangshan	Tangshan	Hebei	China	063000

Sponsors and Collaborators

• The Second Hospital of Tangshan
• Chinese PLA General Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: The Second Hospital of Tangshan
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01994434
• Other Study ID Numbers: TSWang9804; HEBEI-J0821
• First Posted: Nov 25, 2013
• Last Update Posted: Nov 25, 2013
• Last Verified: Aug 1, 2012

• Keywords provided by The Second Hospital of Tangshan: Deep branch of the ulnar nerve; Distal ulnar nerve compression

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 25, 2013