Randomized trial compares wrist splinting and placebo effects on symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome, showing no significant difference.
Among patients with CTS randomly assigned to treatment with a rigid wrist splint versus placebo soft bandage, the change of symptom scores after 12 weeks was not significantly different and the proportion undergoing surgery within 1 year was similar between the two groups. (Funded by a Southern Healthcare Region Research and Development Grant, Swedish Governmental Funding for Clinical Research [ALF], and Lions Foundation Skåne; ISRCTN number, ISRCTN81836603.).
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