Signs and Symptoms: Pain Signs and Symptoms Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be recruited from the Pulvertaft Hand Center upon clinic appointment. This is a stop interview /evaluation that takes place in the Hand Clinic. Certain data will be collected - age, sex,
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients sustaining a nail bed injury 2. Patients who are old enough to give consent (over 16 years old) 3. Patients willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are unable to give consent 2. Previous injury or surgery to the presenting digit 3. Patients within any other concomitant trial involving analgesics, patient allergy to lignocaine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The reduction in the level of pain on dressing removal of patients with fingertip wounds as shown on the linear visual analogue pain scale, 0-10, 0 being the lowest level of pain and 10 the highest level of pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed