CompletedNot Applicable

Are There Differences in Postoperative Pain Between Bupivacaine and Lidocaine for Carpal Tunnel Release?

Argentina82 participantsStarted 2022-09-13

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the use of bupivacaine and lidocaine as local anesthetics in carpal tunnel release surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Are there any differences in pain after surgery? * Are there any differences in postoperative analgesic consumption?

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome undergoing first-time surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant * End-stage kidney disease * End-stage liver disease * Allergy to bupivacaine, lidocaine or diclofenac * Carpal tunnel revision surgery * Associated surgery (e.g., trigger finger release) * Unable to understand informed consent or indications * Patients with anxiety related to surgery who explicitly prefer to be sedated or asleep during their surgery * Preoperative American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) scale ≥3

What they're measuring

Postoperative Pain

Timeframe: Change in pain at 24 and 48 hours or when the patients take analgesics

Time until pain

Timeframe: Until 48 hours from surgery

Amount of analgesic

Timeframe: at 24 and 48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05697276

SponsorHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-07

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