Diagnostic Accuracy of the Preoperative Clinical Examination in Upper Limb Injuries

Penetrating Injury in Upper Limb Clinical Trial

Official title:

Study of Accuracy of Preoperative Examination in Penetrating Wound

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01253863
• Other study ID #: ASD-1213-7
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: December 2, 2010
• Last updated: December 2, 2010
• Start date: August 2006
• Est. completion date: September 2009

Study information

• Verified date: August 2006
• Source: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Iran: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in penetrating injuries

Description:

Penetrating injuries is a common cause of severe neurovascular damage, both in adults and children.we evaluated the accuracy of the preoperative clinical examination in depicting lesions caused by penetrating wounds of hands or forearms.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 250
• Est. completion date: September 2009
• Est. primary completion date: May 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Deep penetrating injury to upper limb

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Penetrating Injury in Upper Limb
• Wounds, Penetrating

Intervention

Other:
• exploration
exploration of wound for determining damaged tissue

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Al-zahra university hospital	Isfahan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Iran, Islamic Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	number of determined tendon	we evalauted tendon injuries without exploration of wound	5 min after admission	Yes
Secondary	number of determined injured nerves	we evaluated the number of detemined injured nerves without exploration of wound	5 min after admision	Yes
Secondary	number of damaged arteries	we evaluated the number of detemined injured arteries without exploration of wound	5 min after admission	Yes

External Links

•   (Isfahan university of medical science)