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The 2023 Cochrane splinting review pooled 29 randomised trials with 1,937 adults with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“We included 29 trials randomising 1937 adults with CTS.”
Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome, TV Karjalainen et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, Main results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD010003.pub2)- What it measures
- Eight studies compared splinting with no active treatment, 20 compared splinting with other non-surgical care, and three compared splint-wearing schedules.
- What it does not show
- Most participants had mild to moderate symptoms.