The purpose of the study is to prospectively compare the functional, satisfaction, and wound outcomes of patients treated with one of two accepted methods of postoperative dressing following carpal tunnel release. Hypothesis: There will be no difference between the short term (approximately 2 - 3 days)and longer term (9 to 14 days)bulky dressing groups in terms of outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
96
2 weeks of bulky dressing
2 days bulky dressing followed by bandaid
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Change from baseline in Levine-Katz Scale assessed at different time points.
Symptom and function of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Time frame: Levine-Katz Scale at baseline (pre-operation)
Change in the Levine-Katz Scale from baseline(pre-operation) at 2 weeks
Symptom and Function of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Time frame: Baseline and two weeks.
Change in the Levine-Katz Scale from baseline(pre-operation) at 3 months
Symptom and function of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Time frame: Baseline and three months.
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