Evaluation of the efficiency of walant anesthesia for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery in the outpatient clinic

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome; g56.8

• Registration Number: RBR-8j2c99x
• Lead Sponsor: Kássio Rodrigues De Macêdo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-04-20
• Study Completion: 2022-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, with surgical indication, both sexes, age between 18 to 90 years

Exclusion Criteria

Patients which have already underwent any surgical for carpal tunnel syndrome procedure or patients with fibromyalgia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to conclude that the use of the WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthetic in the tourniquet, is safe for patients and dispenses with the presence of an anesthesiologist for carpal tunnel decompression surgery in the office. for the evaluation of outcomes, the visual analog pain scale and pearson's chi-square test for categorical variables and the Student T Test for the statistical variables will be used

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to conclude that the use of the WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthetic in the tourniquet for carpal tunnel decompression surgery in the office will decrease the hospital stay;It is expected to conclude that the use of the WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthetic in the tourniquet for carpal tunnel decompression surgery in the office will be less costly compared to surgery in conventional operating room environment