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Dr
SITU-NDORMS
Team
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situ@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
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Nail bed injuries
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Nail bed injuries are the most common hand injury in children in the UK. Treatment usually involves surgical repair of a laceration located underneath the fingernail. To do this the fingernail is removed, the laceration repaired, and the fingernail can be replaced or discarded. Historically the nail was replaced routinely but recent evidence indicates not replacing the nail may reduce the incidence of infection and complications after surgery. The aim of this study is to compare replacing the nail to the alternative practice of discarding (not replacing) the nail as part of the surgical nail bed repair for the treatment of nail bed injuries.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
2019 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31806610/ protocol (added 22/10/2020)2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad031 (added 23/03/2023)2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37068916/ cost-effectiveness (added 08/07/2024)
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Patients who present with an already infected nail bed injury2. Patients with underlying nail disease or deformity in the injured or contralateral finger prior to the injury3. Patients with an associated distal phalanx fracture requiring fixation with a Kirschner wire4. Patients with complete amputation of the distal fingertip including all or part of the nail bed5. Patients with loss of part or all of the nail bed, requiring a nail bed graft or flap reconstruction6. Previous NINJA trial participant (assessed at baseline)7. Multiple nail bed injuries
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Dr
SITU-NDORMS
Team
+44 (0)1865 227715
situ@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by University of Oxford and funded by NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (CCF); Grant Codes: PB-PG-1215-20041.
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