There is an ongoing trial of a new medical
device for carpal tunnel sufferers.
It's at beth israel hospital in nyc. The
device is called carpal-ease.
The infortaion is as folows:
painful conditions of the wrist
irb #092-05 a study of the effectiveness
and safety of the carpal-ease unit for the
treatment of wrist pain
principal investigators: peter homel, phd
contact: ella dvorkin, msw, csw, (212)
844-1483
status: open for enrollment
design: this is a research study of an
experimental device called carpal-ease as
a therapy in the management of painful
conditions of the wrist. The carpal-ease
unit is investigational, which means that
it has not received marketing approval
from the u.S. Food and drug
administration (fda).
This research study is being done to see
if the carpal-ease unit is an effective
treatment for wrist pain due to carpal
tunnel syndrome, wrist arthritis or wrist
repetitive stress syndrome. The study
will compare the active treatment, when
the carpal-ease unit is turned on, to a
placebo (when the unit is turned off).
The carpal-ease unit is a newly designed
system that uses a low voltage electrical
energy to encourage the flow of excess
fluid (swelling) inside the carpal tunnel
to flow outward. The result relieves
pressure on the median nerve, which in
turn leads to reduction in pain and
greater ease of movement.
