Research · Randomized controlled trial
Effect of Alpha-Lipoic Acid on Clinical and Neurophysiologic Recovery of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
What it found
ALA around surgery improved clinical and neurophysiologic recovery versus placebo — but the trial enrolled only 20 people.
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Year
- 2018
- Sample size
- 20
- Population
- adults with carpal tunnel syndrome undergoing surgical decompression (very small)
- Intervention
- ALA 600 mg/day for 1 month pre-op and 2 months post-op vs placebo
- Outcome
- Boston Questionnaire, clinical signs, nerve conduction
- Journal
- Journal of Medicinal Food
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.