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Cast Or ePineural Suture for Digital Nerve Injuries - a Randomised Controlled Study

NCT05536609 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 166

Last updated 2025-12-12

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Summary

Nerve injury in the fingers is a common injury and affects people of all ages. The treatment usually offered to patients is surgery and various types of rehabilitation. There is a lack of knowledge and research on how these injuries should be treated in the best way and how well sensory function can be restored after an injury. In this research project, we will investigate results after treatment for digital nerve injuries by entailing a randomised controlled trial allocating patients with isolated digital nerve injuries to either surgical repair or non-operative treatment in a cast. Primary outcome is digital nerve function as measured by 2-points discrimination at 1 year after treatment. Secondary outcomes include finger mobility, dexterity, handfunction, occurence of pain and anxiety and time on sick leave.

Conditions

  • Digital Nerve Injury

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Epineural suture

2 or three sutures

PROCEDURE

Non-operative treatment

The injured finger is protected in a plaster cast

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro, MD, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-29
Primary Completion
2030-12-31
Completion
2031-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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