Reconstructive Surgical Approach for Pincer Nail

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02939521

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-20

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2016-10-20

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Conditions

Pincer Nail

Keywords

Pincer Nail, Surgery

Brief summary

A prospective design that studies the effects of a new technique for the treatment of pincer nails. The technique consists of a flattening of the bone of the distal phalanx with a frontal skin lifting that is performed in patients with a pincer nail deformity. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) will be measure before surgery, one month and one year after surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDURESurgery

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Eligibility Criteria: * Pincer nail deformity * At least 5 years of pain in the nail * Prior unsuccessful conservative treatments

Exclusion criteria

* Medical or mental conditions that contraindicate surgical treatment of the condition.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Pain - 10 points Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	Change in Pain will be measured with a VAS: at baseline, after 1 month of treatment and after 1 year after treatment

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026