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Efficacy of Preemptive Analgesia on Tourniquet and Post-Operative Pain Relief in Open Carpal Tunnel Release : A Prospective Randomized Control Trial

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Patients who were diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome and underwent operated under local anaesthesia with 1% xylocaine injection at surgical site and used tourniquet at arm for hemostasis.
Tourniquet pain&#44
Preemptive analgesia&#44
Open carpal tunnel release
Registration Number
TCTR20200317006
Lead Sponsor
H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center (MSMC)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Age > 18 years old
Patient who are diagnosed with CTS by clinical
Patient who has indication for open carpal tunnel release

Exclusion Criteria

Patient who refused operative treatment
Patient who has indication for opponenplasty
Patient who has history of allergy to Gabapentin, NSAIDs, sulfonamide, paracetamol and corn flour
Patient who has contraindications to using a tourniquet
Patient who has history of GI bleeding
Pregnancy or breast feeding women
Patients who had received analgesics within 48 hours before surgery
Patient who could not read or understand the consent form and data collection form

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tourniquet site pain Postoperatively VAS,Surgical site pain 6, 12, 24 hours postoperatively VAS
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acetaminophen consumption 24 hours postoperatively Number of acetaminophen (tablets)
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