Materials and Methods
carpal tunnel syndrome, TCTR
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, MAY
This research was reviewed and approved by the Khon Kaen University Ethics Committee (Ref. HE 621319) and was registered in August 2020 with the Thai Clinical trials registry (TCTR 20200828002). The research was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study was an assessor-blinded pilot randomized controlled trial. From September 2020 to May 2021, we enrolled patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome who visited our outpatient clinic. Before inclusion, each participant received a thorough explanation of the study protocol and provided written informed consent. Our inclusion criteria were: age at least 18 years and mild to moderate symptom severity. According to electrodiagnostic criteria (