Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0155151587
Study information
Scientific title
A prospective randomised double-blind controlled trial for efficacy of lignocaine with hyaluronidase as a local anaesthetic for carpal tunnel decompression.
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does lignocaine with hyaluronidase give a better field of anaesthesia and decrease tissue deformity for carpal tunnel decompression?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Prospective randomised double-blind controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Anaesthesia
Intervention
Lignocaine with hyaluronidase vs standard practice
Intervention type
Drug
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Lignocaine with hyaluronidase
Primary outcome measure
Field of anaesthesia and tissue deformity
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
30/04/2004
Overall trial end date
31/12/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
60 patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
60
Participant exclusion criteria
Patients with a known contra-indication to lignocaine or lignocaine hyaluronidase and patients undergoing hand surgery additional to carpal tunnel decompression
Recruitment start date
30/04/2004
Recruitment end date
31/12/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
North Manchester General Hospital
Manchester
M8 5RB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), Own Account, NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list