Wrist surgery study seeks best tourniquet setting to cut pain and bleeding
NCT ID NCT07318194
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two methods for setting the pressure of a tourniquet (a tight band that stops blood flow) during surgery for a broken wrist. The goal is to see which method gives surgeons a clearer view, causes less pain, and leads to fewer complications. About 140 adults having wrist fracture surgery will take part, and their recovery will be tracked for one year.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients aged 18 years or older, diagnosed with a distal radius fracture meeting surgical criteria. * Surgery performed by the Hand Unit at Terrassa University Hospital. * Axillary block as the anaesthetic technique. * The surgeon completes all required study procedures. * Written informed consent obtained from the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral distal radius fractures. * Osteosynthesis of an ipsilateral distal ulnar fracture. * Requirement for general anaesthesia. * High anaesthetic risk (ASA IV). * Body mass index (BMI) \> 40. * Uncontrolled hypertension or treatment with more than three antihypertensive medications. * Contraindications to tourniquet use, such as arteriovenous fistulas or peripheral vascular disease. * Failure of the surgeon to complete the required study procedures. * Lack of informed consent for participation in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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JM Mora, Terrassa, Barcelona, 08227
Terrassa, Barcelona, 08227, Spain
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