NCT03781141

Wound Closure Study in Carpal Tunnel and Trigger Finger Surgery

Absorbable Versus Non-Absorbable Suture in Carpal Tunnel and Trigger Finger Wound Closure

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Does a difference in patient satisfaction and cosmetic outcome exist between wound closure with absorbable or non-absorbable sutures.

Detailed description

The study will involve randomizing patients to wound closure with absorbable or non-absorbable sutures. We will if scar formation (symptoms and aesthetics) if different between the two types of closures as determined by the patient and observer scar assessment scale version 2.0 (POSAS) and the patient-rated wrist/hand evaluation (PRWHE), between absorbable and non-absorbable suture for wound closure of open carpal tunnel release and trigger finger pulley release.

Conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Trigger Finger

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Wound closure	Comparison of two wound closures

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-01
• Primary completion: 2026-03-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2018-12-19
• Last updated: 2026-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States