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Effectiveness of topical anesthesia as an adjuvant to local anesthetic injection during open surgical release of trigger digit: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Trigger digit
Trigger digit&#44
Local anesthetics&#44
EMLA&#44
Randomized controlled trial
Registration Number
TCTR20190106001
Lead Sponsor
/A
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

-Trigger digit patients Quinnell grade II-IV or Quinnell grade I with failure of conservative treatment for 3 months
-Scheduled for open release surgery at Siriraj Hospital
-Age > 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

-Known history of sensitivity to local anesthetics of amide type (lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine, ropivacaine) or cream base
-Contraindication to EMLA:
•Patients treated with class III anti-arrhythmic drugs (amiodarone, bretylium, sotalol, dofetilide)
•Patients with congenital or idiopathic methemoglobinemia
-Concomitant ipsilateral carpal tunnel syndrome or de Quervain’s disease
-Recurrent disease at the same digit
-Multiple digits operate at the same time (> 2 digits)
-Communication problems
-History of depression or anxiety disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
VAS for overall pain throughout the operation day of operation Visual analog scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
VAS for pain during needle insertion day of operation Visual analog scale,VAS for pain during local anesthetic infiltration day of operation Visual analog scale,Thai short-form McGill pain questionnaire day of operation 15 items questionnaire about pain in 4-likert scale for each item,Patient's overall satisfaction day of operation 5-likert scale,Complications day of operation, 2 weeks follow-up Presence of complications
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