Status:
COMPLETED
Nylon Versus Chromic Gut Sutures for Minor Hand Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Texas at Austin
Conditions:
All Minor Hand Surgery Including
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to assess the relationship between overall satisfaction with treatment in a group of randomized patients undergoing elective hand surgery using either absorbable (4-0 Chromic) or non-a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients undergoing common day-case elective hand surgery under local anesthesia, one of the following (initial) procedures:
- Carpal tunnel release
- Trigger finger release
- Ganglion excision
- Excisional biopsy
- De Quervain release
- Dupuytren fasciectomy
- Any other minor hand surgery
- Patients aged 18-89
- Able to provide informed consent
- Able to understand English or Spanish to complete questionnaires
- Patients who have an email-address or phone number (needed for follow-up)
- UT Health Austin Musculoskeletal Institute, Austin Regional Clinic, Orthopaedic Specialists of Austin.
- Available for follow-up contact after 4 weeks
Exclusion
- Patients not able to give informed consent
- Patients using corticosteroids
- Patients with one of the following comorbidities: bleeding disorder, immunodeficiency, collagen vascular disease.
- Patients known to be allergic to suture materials
- Revision procedures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 31 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
112 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03407820
Start Date
January 31 2018
End Date
August 1 2022
Last Update
July 31 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
Austin Regional Clinic
Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
2
HTB Musculoskeletal Institute
Austin, Texas, United States, 78712
3
Orthopedic Specialists of Austin
Austin, Texas, United States, 78751