Wide Awake Open Carpal Tunnel Release With or Without a Tourniquet
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare open carpal tunnel release using local
anesthesia with or without a tourniquet. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Do the tourniquet cause more procedural pain?
2. Does the use of tourniquet affect the outcome after the procedure? Participants will be
randomized to either local anesthesia with a tourniquet or local anesthesia with
adrenaline, and undrgo standard open carpal tunnel release.