Nail Bed Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether nail plate removal in suspected nailbed injury improves patient outcomes.
Interventions
PROCEDURENail plate removal, nail bed repair
Injection of local anesthetic, removal of nail plate, inspection of nail bed, repair of nail bed with suture and/or adhesive
Sponsors
Stanford University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
6 month appearance will be assessed by a blinded individual
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* any individual greater than or equal to 2 years of age presenting with a suspected nailbed injury (laceration adjacent to or through nail plate and/or subungual hematoma) with the nail plate present
Exclusion criteria
* nail plate absent over the nailbed injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants who experience complications over time | 6 months | Any complication, including but not limited to infection or wound healing complications |
| Change in pain score over time as measured on a pain scale | 6 months | Scored from 0-10 (higher scores indicate worse pain) |
| Change in cosmetic appearance over time as measured by the Oxford Finger Nail Appearance Score | 6 months | Oxford Finger Nail Appearance Score (OFNAS), ranges from 0 to 5 (5 is the best appearance) |
| Change in upper extremity function over time as measured by the QuickDash score | 6 months | Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, \& Hand (QuickDASH) score, ranges from 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability) |
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAnna Luan, MD
Stanford University
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJeffrey Yao, MD
Stanford University
Outcome results
None listed