Could skipping a common additive make numbing shots safer and just as effective?
NCT ID NCT07342010
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether leaving out bicarbonate from the numbing medicine (lidocaine with adrenaline) affects how well people recover the day after hand or foot surgery. About 150 adults having common procedures like carpal tunnel release or bunion surgery will be randomly assigned to get the numbing mix with or without bicarbonate. The goal is to see if the simpler, ready-to-use solution is just as good for recovery and might be safer and easier to prepare.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥18 years) eligible for ambulatory surgery under WALANT for Hand surgery (including carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, or Dupuytren's disease surgery) and foot surgery (including hallux valgus or hallux rigidus.) * Provision of free and informed consent. * Signed informed consent form. * Affiliation with or beneficiary of a health insurance system Exclusion Criteria: * Ischemic vascular disorders, including severe Raynaud's disease, Buerger's disease, or diabetic microangiopathy. * Scleroderma. * Known allergy to lidocaine or potential cross-reactivity with other amide-type local anesthetics. * Severe hepatic impairment. * Acute porphyria. * Intravascular administration of local anesthesia. * Local anesthetic infiltration at the level of the extremities. * Coronary artery disease. * Ventricular arrhythmias. * Severe arterial hypertension. * Obstructive cardiomyopathy. * Hyperthyroidism. * Hypovolemia. * Participation in an interventional clinical research study classified as category 1 (RIPH category 1). * Ongoing exclusion period related to participation in another clinical study. * Legal protection status (guardianship, trusteeship, or judicial protection). * Inability to provide informed consent. * Inability to receive or understand adequate study information. * Pregnancy, labor, or breastfeeding. Women of childbearing potential will undergo a urine pregnancy test prior to inclusion.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yann GRICOURT
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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