Surgery: Nails Surgery Nails
Conditions
Interventions
Two different methods of local anaesthesia for nail surgery under local anaesthetic will be carried out on a population attending a therapy centre at a district hospital. Recruitment will be consecuti
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Fifty patients will be recruited into the study. Each patient will act as his or her own control. Inclusion criteria are: 1. Patient is suitable for digital local anaesthesia for nail surgery 2. Requires partial nail avulasion - medial, lateral or both.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have mental health problems/learning disabilities 2. Needle phobia 3. Known psychosomatic reaction to injections 4. Being under 16 years old 5. Inability to use a stopwatch (to stop and start when pain is felt/stops being felt) 6. Patients who have peripheral neuropathy
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An assessment of which method of local anaesthesia is experienced as least painful by patients entered into the study: length of time pain is experienced and intensity of pain experienced for the two methods being compared. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed