NCT06274073

Double-dorsal Versus Single-volar Digital Block

Double-dorsal Versus Single-volar Digital Subcutaneous Anaesthetic Injection for Finger Injuries in the Emergency Department: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the traditional dorsal double injection digital block with the palmar single injection technique in the suturing of acute traumatic hand finger lacerations in terms of injection pain score (NRS), anesthesia onset time, and success of anesthesia. It is understood that single injection digital block and double injection digital block techniques do not have significant advantages over each other in terms of pain levels and procedure times. However, the need for rescue anesthesia was evaluated to be lower in the single injection digital block technique. This difference is especially due to measurements in the volar region incisions. According to the results of this study, we think that choosing the single injection digital block technique for volar region incisions is a more rational approach, especially in terms of the data of the need for rescue anesthesia.

Detailed description

Randomized, parallel controlled, open labeled experimental study

Conditions

• Laceration of Skin
• Anesthesia, Local
• Pain
• Nerve Block

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Dorsal digital block	Dorsal regional digital block anesthesia (No drug or device is being investigated here; the two digital block procedure mentioned are compared)
PROCEDURE	Palmar digital block	Palmar regional digital block anesthesia (No drug or device is being investigated here; the two digital block procedures mentioned are compared)

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-12
• Primary completion: 2023-07-12
• Completion: 2023-09-12
• First posted: 2024-02-23
• Last updated: 2024-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)