No tourniquet, less pain: new combo approach for hand surgery
NCT ID NCT04494100
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using the WALANT technique (numbing the hand with local anesthetic and epinephrine) along with nerve blocks at the wrist could make carpal tunnel release surgery more comfortable than using a standard tourniquet. 60 adults having endoscopic carpal tunnel release took part. The goal was to see if avoiding the tourniquet reduces pain during the procedure while still giving good surgical conditions.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2021
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing endoscopic carpal tunnel release * Consent for participation * Affiliation to a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain syndrome or fibromyalgia * Contraindication for locoregional anesthesia * ASA 4 * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patients under protection of the adults(guardianship, curators or safeguard of justice) * Communication difficulties or neuropsychiatric disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Jouvenet
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75016, France
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Clinique Rémusat
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75016, France
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