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Cast Or ePineural Suture for Digital Nerve Injuries - a Randomised Controlled Study
Led by Karolinska Institutet · Updated on 2025-12-12
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
487 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Nerve injury in the fingers is a common injury and affects people of all ages. The treatment usually offered to patients is surgery and various types of rehabilitation. There is a lack of knowledge and research on how these injuries should be treated in the best way and how well sensory function can be restored after an injury. In this research project, we will investigate results after treatment for digital nerve injuries by entailing a randomised controlled trial allocating patients with isolated digital nerve injuries to either surgical repair or non-operative treatment in a cast. Primary outcome is digital nerve function as measured by 2-points discrimination at 1 year after treatment. Secondary outcomes include finger mobility, dexterity, handfunction, occurence of pain and anxiety and time on sick leave.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Cast Or ePineural Suture for Digital Nerve Injuries - a Randomised Controlled Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Clinical signs of isolated traumatic digital nerve injury in digits 2, 3, 4 or 5
- Patient age 20 years or older on day of injury
- Injury located on the volar (palm) aspect of the finger
- Acute sensory dysfunction in the area of the suspected digital nerve injury
You will not qualify if you...
- Digital nerve injury to the thumb
- Digital nerve injury in the palm of the hand (proximal to the finger base)
- Patient does not speak or read the Swedish language
- Abusive drug or alcohol use
- Dementia
- Injury more than 7 days old at diagnosis or operative treatment cannot be offered within 10 days from injury
- Neurologic disease
- Ongoing infection in the injured finger
- Concomitant tendon injury or fracture in the injured or adjacent finger
- Injury caused by blunt or crush mechanism
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Karolinska Institutet Södersjukhuset, Department of clinical research and education
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, 11883
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Research Team
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Carin Carlsson, MD
CONTACT
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Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro, MD, PhD
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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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