A randomized controlled trial comparing skin closure in limited open carpal tunnel release: Running subcuticular sutures versus Donati sutures.
- Conditions
- carpal tunnel syndromeCarpal tunnel, scar, scar evaluation, POSAS, wound closure, VAS score, functional outcome
- Registration Number
- TCTR20191204002
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 141
All patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, based on the combination of patient's history (Pain, paresthesia and/or hypothesia in the hand in the area innervated by the median nerve), physical examination (thumb abduction weakness, thenar atrophy), and measurements of nerve conduction velocity. The patients age are range between 18 to 75 years, and have ability to complete the written inform consent. All of these patients who requires surgical decompression.
Exclusion criteria was included a history of lidocraine allergy, a history of wrist
trauma or previous operation, a history of underlying causes of CTS, such as diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, hypothyroidism, inflammatory arthropathy ,and obesity (body mass index (BMI) >30). Patient who had a history of hypertrophic scar and had past history of wound healing problem also excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method surgical scar 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months after operation POSAS score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS score and functional outcome 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months after operation DASH score and VAS score