Diagnostic Accuracy of the Preoperative Clinical Examination in Upper Limb Injuries

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Penetrating Injury in Upper Limb
• Interventions: Other: exploration

• Registration Number: NCT01253863
• Lead Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in penetrating injuries

Detailed Description

Penetrating injuries is a common cause of severe neurovascular damage, both in adults and children.we evaluated the accuracy of the preoperative clinical examination in depicting lesions caused by penetrating wounds of hands or forearms.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2006-08
• Study Start: 2006-08
• Primary Completion: 2008-05
• Study Completion: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2010-12-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-12-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2010-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2010-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Deep penetrating injury to upper limb

Exclusion Criteria

none

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
determining damaged tissue	exploration	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of determined tendon	5 min after admission	we evalauted tendon injuries without exploration of wound

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of determined injured nerves	5 min after admision	we evaluated the number of detemined injured nerves without exploration of wound
number of damaged arteries	5 min after admission	we evaluated the number of detemined injured arteries without exploration of wound

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Al-zahra university hospital; 🇮🇷 Isfahan, Iran, Islamic Republic of