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Comparing Two Skin Incisions for Flexor Tendon Repair

NCT07596017 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Flexor tendons injuries in the fingers are common and often require surgery. During surgery, the surgeon needs to make an incision in the skin on the inside of the finger to access the damaged tendon.

A comparison will be done between two types of skin incisions in the fingers:

* Bruner zig-zag incision
* modified Bruner midlateral zig-zag incision

Research questions:

* Is there a difference in pain between the types of incisions?
* Is there a difference in swelling between the types of incisions?
* Does the type of incision affect the final result in term of motion?

Patients who will undergo surgery for a flexor tendon injury in a finger will be asked to participate and be randomized to one type of skin incision. All other parts of the surgery will be carried out as usual.

An occupational therapist and nurse will measure swelling and motion. The participant will report pain on a daily basis.

The results for pain, swelling, motion in the fingers and sensibility in the fingers will be statistically compared between the two types of incisions on a group level.

The results of this study may lead to guidelines for skin incisions in acute flexor tendon repair, allowing patients to experience less pain and swelling. This may facilitate the rehabilitation program and improve the final functional outcome.

Conditions

  • Flexor Tendon Injury
  • Incision, Surgical

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Skin incision for flexor tendon repair

Two different types of skin incisions will be compared for patients needing flexor tendon repair in the finger.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Västra Götalandsregionen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Göteborg University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anders Björkman, MD, PhD · Göteborg University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2028-06-01
Completion
2028-06-01

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