PANACHE: A Pilot randomised trial comparing two forms of Absorbable versus Non-Absorbable sutures for Carpal tunnel Hand surgEry
- Conditions
- Carpal tunnel release surgery in patients with carpal tunnel syndromeSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11774433
- Lead Sponsor
- Accord (United Kingdom)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 92
1. Any adult patient (18 years or older at the time of surgery)
2. Scheduled to undergo a primary CTR during the period of recruitment
3. CTR performed through a standard open approach procedure
4. Able and willing to give consent to surgical procedure and follow-up
1. Patient unable to provide informed consent
2. Revision/repeat carpal tunnel surgery
3. Adoption of a surgical approach different from the standard open incision (including extended carpal tunnel incision)
4. Additional simultaneous procedure(s) to the same upper limb
5. CTR performed in the context of trauma (non-elective procedure)
6. Patient did not receive the pre-enrolment information pack on the RCT prior to surgery
7. Patient non-English speaker
8. Patient unable to fill in questionnaires
9. Patient expresses a strong preference for one type of suture over the others when the option of different sutures is explained
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of randomised patients from those eligible and approached measured using the electronic screening log at the end of the 92-day recruitment window
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method