Muscle-in-vein Conduits for Digital Nerve Reconstruction

Completed

• Conditions: Sensory Recovery
• Interventions: Procedure: Nerve reconstruction

• Registration Number: NCT01958632
• Lead Sponsor: BG Trauma Center Tuebingen

Brief Summary

The actual study should provide a first direct comparison between results after reconstruction of sensory nerves of the hand using muscle-in-vein conduits to the standard methods of nerve transplantation and direct nerve suture.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Primary Completion: 2013-06
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-05
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-09
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

complete digital nerve injuries, nerve reconstruction in the first 6 months post trauma

Exclusion Criteria

total or subtotal amputations

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
N	Nerve reconstruction	nerve suture
NT	Nerve reconstruction	nerve transplantation
VM	Nerve reconstruction	vein-in-muscle conduit

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Semmes-Weinstein-Monofilament test	The earliest 6 months post-OP

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Two-point-discrimination	The earliest 6 months post-OP

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

BG Trauma Center; 🇩🇪 Tuebingen, Germany