TY - JOUR
T1 - Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome
AU - Ashworth, Nigel L.
AU - Bland, Jeremy D.P.
AU - Chapman, Kristine M.
AU - Tardif, Gaetan
AU - Albarqouni, Loai
AU - Nagendran, Arjuna
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Dr Shawn Marshall who was the primary author of the first Cochrane Review on corticosteroid injection and CTS. This project was supported by the National Institute for Health Research via Cochrane Infrastructure funding to Cochrane Neuromuscular. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Systematic Reviews Programme, NIHR, NHS or the Department of Health. Cochrane Neuromuscular is also supported by the Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Disease. This protocol is based in part on a standard protocol template modified by Cochrane Neuromuscular from an original developed by Cochrane Airways, and the previous version of this review (Marshall 2007). Thanks to Andrea Takeda for methodological advice and to the following peer reviewers: Dr Julian Blake (Department of Clinical Neurophsyiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases); Sarah Nevitt (University of Liverpool); and Janet Wale.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/11/13
Y1 - 2020/11/13
N2 - Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effects of corticosteroids injected in or around the carpal tunnel for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), compared with placebo, no intervention, or other surgical or non-surgical interventions. In more detail, we will seek evidence to answer the following specific questions. Is local corticosteroid injection superior to no treatment, a placebo or sham injection? Is local corticosteroid injection superior to any type of surgery? Is local corticosteroid injection superior to other commonly used non-surgical measures: splinting, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), oral steroid, nerve gliding exercises, low-level laser or therapeutic ultrasound? What is the most effective type of steroid, dose, and number and method of injections when administering local corticosteroid injection? Is local corticosteroid injection superior to other less commonly used or novel non-surgical measures?.
AB - Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effects of corticosteroids injected in or around the carpal tunnel for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), compared with placebo, no intervention, or other surgical or non-surgical interventions. In more detail, we will seek evidence to answer the following specific questions. Is local corticosteroid injection superior to no treatment, a placebo or sham injection? Is local corticosteroid injection superior to any type of surgery? Is local corticosteroid injection superior to other commonly used non-surgical measures: splinting, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), oral steroid, nerve gliding exercises, low-level laser or therapeutic ultrasound? What is the most effective type of steroid, dose, and number and method of injections when administering local corticosteroid injection? Is local corticosteroid injection superior to other less commonly used or novel non-surgical measures?.
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U2 - 10.1002/14651858.CD013785
DO - 10.1002/14651858.CD013785
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103058147
SN - 1465-1858
VL - 2020
JO - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
JF - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
IS - 11
M1 - CD013785
ER -