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An Absorbable Suture Versus a Non-absorbable Suture in Carpal Tunnel Release, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor: Kuopio University Hospital
Summary
The study compares two widely used treatments in closing the wound after open carpal tunnel release surgery: absorbable and non-absorbable sutures. It is conducted as a randomized controlled trial, where the participants are divided into two research groups. The visual outcome of the scar will be evaluated a year after the surgery.
Official title: Skin Closure With a Fast Absorbable Braided Suture Versus a Non-absorbable Monofilament Suture in Open Carpal Tunnel Release, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
116
Start Date
2022-09-21
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2025-09-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Surgical wound closed with an absorbable suture
Patients undergoing median nerve release surgery will get their surgical wound closed with an absorbable suture according to their respective study group.
Surgical wound closed with a non-absorbable suture
Patients undergoing median nerve release surgery will get their surgical wound closed with a non-absorbable suture according to their respective study group.
Locations (1)
Kuopio University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery
Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland