Nail Bed Repair With or Without Nail Bed Coverage (NCT06949189) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Nail Bed Repair With or Without Nail Bed Coverage
Pakistan152 participantsStarted 2024-03-01
Plain-language summary
A randomized clinical trial conducted at Patel hospital, Karachi, from March 2024 to February 2025, to evaluate infection in patients undergoing nailbed repair with and without nailbed coverage, with minimum follow up for one month post operative.
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients of all age groups and genders,
* Presented to the emergency or outpatient department within 48 hours of injury,
* Provided written informed consent (or had consent given by a parent/guardian in the case of minors),
* Injury to a single finger,
* Fractures that do not involve an open wound or require fixation.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Infected injuries,
* Underlying nail diseases,
* Pre-existing deformities in the injured or contralateral finger,
* Distal phalanx fractures requiring fixation,
* Amputations,
* Partial or complete loss of the nail bed requiring reconstruction,
* Multiple nail bed injuries,
* Known allergies to prescribed postoperative medications.