A comparative study of two digital anaesthetic techniques

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery: Nails; Surgery; Nails

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17828634
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Fifty patients will be recruited into the study. Each patient will act as his or her own control. Inclusion criteria are:
1. Patient is suitable for digital local anaesthesia for nail surgery
2. Requires partial nail avulasion - medial, lateral or both.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have mental health problems/learning disabilities
2. Needle phobia
3. Known psychosomatic reaction to injections
4. Being under 16 years old
5. Inability to use a stopwatch (to stop and start when pain is felt/stops being felt)
6. Patients who have peripheral neuropathy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified