Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT05431101

abSorbable vErsus Non-absorbable SuturEs for Wound Closure in Carpal Tunnel Release

Led by Gelre Hospitals · Updated on 2025-08-26

2604

Participants Needed

2

Research Sites

308 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

G

Gelre Hospitals

Lead Sponsor

D

Deventer Ziekenhuis

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a prevalent condition, up to 9% in women and 0.6% in men. Surgical decompression in the most effective treatment. After surgery, approximately 1,8% of the patients develop a wound infection. Possibly, the type of sutures used can influence the prevalence of wound infection. In this RCT the incidence of infection is investigated between the use of absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures in carpal tunnel release.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

abSorbable vErsus Non-absorbable SuturEs for Wound Closure in Carpal Tunnel Release

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Indication for carpal tunnel release
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Previous surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Previous injection with corticosteroids

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 2 locations

1

Gelre Ziekenhuizen

Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 7334DZ

Actively Recruiting

2

Deventer Ziekenhuis

Deventer, Netherlands, 7416SE

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

P

Pauline Verhaegen, MD PHD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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