Length of Post Operative Dressing After Carpal Tunnel Release

UConn Health

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Treatments: Other: extended postoperative dressing; Other: short postoperative dressing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01310218

UCHC 09-158-1

185190 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to prospectively compare the functional, satisfaction, and wound outcomes of patients treated with one of two accepted methods of postoperative dressing following carpal tunnel release. Hypothesis: There will be no difference between the short term (approximately 2 - 3 days)and longer term (9 to 14 days)bulky dressing groups in terms of outcomes.

Enrollment: 96 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults
• carpal tunnel syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• previous surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• ipsilateral hand, arm, shoulder surgery with continued symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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96 participants in 2 patient groups

extended postoperative dressing

Other group

Description:

Bulky dressing for 2 weeks

Treatment:

Other: extended postoperative dressing

short postoperative dressing

Other group

Description:

2 day bulky dressing followed by bandaid.

Treatment:

Other: short postoperative dressing