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Evaluation of the efficiency of walant anesthesia for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery in the outpatient clinic

Evaluation of the anesthetic efficacy level of the WALANT for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery in an outpatient setting - WALANT Wide awake local anesthetic no tourniquet

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8j2c99x
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-04-20
Start date
2021-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Interventions

The study aims to compare the results of intervention open surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome using WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthesia in tourniquet, on pain control, decrease in hospital s
E04.188

Sponsors

Kássio Rodrigues De Macêdo
Lead Sponsor
Kássio Rodrigues De Macêdo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, with surgical indication, both sexes, age between 18 to 90 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients which have already underwent any surgical for carpal tunnel syndrome procedure or patients with fibromyalgia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to conclude that the use of the WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthetic in the tourniquet, is safe for patients and dispenses with the presence of an anesthesiologist for carpal tunnel decompression surgery in the office. for the evaluation of outcomes, the visual analog pain scale and pearson's chi-square test for categorical variables and the Student T Test for the statistical variables will be used—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to conclude that the use of the WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthetic in the tourniquet for carpal tunnel decompression surgery in the office will decrease the hospital stay;It is expected to conclude that the use of the WALANT technique, wide awake local anesthetic in the tourniquet for carpal tunnel decompression surgery in the office will be less costly compared to surgery in conventional operating room environment—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactKássio De Macêdo

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

kassiomedmacedo@hotmail.com+55-81-999768640

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)