Table 2.

short-term results after one or two injections of NaCl or TCA

		NaCl	TCA	p-value
direct treatment response	no response	17	9
	partial response, not satisfactory	9	9
	partial response, satisfactory	5	11
	complete resolution of symptoms	0	6
				0.013
mean score BCTQ		2.815 (0.795)	2.872(0.785)
symptom severity scale
before intervention (SD)
mean score BCTQ		2.529(0.847)	1.948(0.779)
symptom severity scale
after intervention (SD)
mean score BCTQ		2.353(1.045)	2.456(1.024)
functional status scale
before intervention (SD)
mean score BCTQ		2.366(1.0988)	1.881(0.810)
functional status scale
after intervention (SD)
change in mean score		0.286(0.554)	0.924(0.710)	< 0.001
BCTQ symptom severity scale (SD)
change in mean score		-0.135(0.557)	0.575(0.838)	p = 0.002
BCTQ functional status scale (SD)
patient perceived improvement	much worse	1	0
	worse	2	1
	not better not worse	17	9
	better	10	9
	much better	2	15
				0.01

NaCl = NaCl 0.9% (saline)

TCA = triamcinolonacetonide 1 mg/ml

BCTQ = Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire