NCT04409093

Eponychial Stent Study

A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating the Utility of Eponychial Stents for Nail Re-growth in Nail Bed Injuries

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study design is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial evaluating the cosmetic and functional outcomes of nail bed repairs with and without eponychial stents. Patients presenting to a single institution with a finger tip injury requiring a nail bed repair will be initially evaluated in the emergency department. The purpose of the study will be explained to the patient, and informed consent for participation will be obtained. Patients will be randomly assigned to either the eponychial stent or no eponychial stent group based on the last digit of their assigned medical record number. Even-numbered patients will be randomized to the stent group and odd-numbered patients will be randomized to the no stent group. Demographic data will be obtained and recorded (age, gender, hand dominance, mechanism of injury, and past medical history). All patients will undergo a thorough clinical exam under digital nerve block followed by removal of the nail plate and thorough irrigation and debridement of devitalized tissue. The nail bed repair will be performed with 6-0 chromic suture material. After the nail bed repair, a stent (native nail, suture container foil, or nonadherent gauze) will or will not secured under the eponychial fold with suture depending on randomization. Laceration characteristic and time required to perform the procedure will be recorded. A nonadherent sterile dressing will be applied to the digit, and each patient will be discharged with a 5-day course of cephalexin for prophylaxis against infection. Follow-up evaluation will occur at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. A each follow-up visit, patient-perceived functional outcome, cosmetic outcome, and level of pain will be assessed using a 10-point analog scale. Cosmetic results will also be evaluated by the examining physician using a validated physician-based outcome tool.

Conditions

• Eponychial Stent
• Nail Bed Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Nail bed repair with eponychial sent	The nail bed repair will be performed with 6-0 chromic suture material. After the nail bed repair, an eponychial stent will be secured under the eponychial fold with suture. The stent can be the native nail plate, suture container foil, or nonadherent gauze (i.e. Xeroform). If the injury avulsed the nail plate and the patient presents without it, either the foil from the suture wrapper/container or a piece of nonadherent gauze (i.e. Xeroform) will be used as a stent. A nonadherent sterile dressing will be applied to the digit, and each patient will be discharged with a 5-day course of cephalexin for prophylaxis against infection.
PROCEDURE	Nail bed repair without eponychial stent	The nail bed repair will be performed with 6-0 chromic suture material. After the nail bed repair, an eponychial stent will not be secured under the eponychial fold. A nonadherent sterile dressing will be applied to the digit, and each patient will be discharged with a 5-day course of cephalexin for prophylaxis against infection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-08-24
• Completion: 2023-08-24
• First posted: 2020-06-01
• Last updated: 2023-11-29

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States