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To compare the efficacy of surgical nerve repair combined with casting against simple immobilization alone for sensory and functional recovery in acute single digital nerve injuries.

August 27, 2026TrialsOpen Access

Cast Or ePineural Suture for digital nerve injuries (COPS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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CCCarin Carlsson JKJohanna von KieseritzkyStockholm South General Hospital MAMarianne ArnerKarolinska Institutet

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Randomized trial evaluates sensory recovery following surgical repair versus immobilization in digital nerve injury, highlighting the evidence for conservative treatment.

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To compare the efficacy of surgical nerve repair combined with casting against simple immobilization alone for sensory and functional recovery in acute single digital nerve injuries.
Randomized controlled trial (NCT05536609) allocating patients with a single digital nerve injury to either surgical end-to-end epineural suture repair with cast immobilization or immobilization only.
Outcomes are evaluated longitudinally with primary endpoint assessment scheduled at 12 months after injury.
The primary outcome measure is sensory recovery quantified via static two-point discrimination at 12 months post-injury.
Secondary outcome measures include the Semmes–Weinstein monofilament test, Mini Sollerman hand function test, adverse complication rates, and patient-reported outcome measures.

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Carlsson et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea1c10c91c1e92622249 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09956-1

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Randomized trial evaluates sensory recovery following surgical repair versus immobilization in digital nerve injury, highlighting the evidence for conservative treatment.

Cast Or ePineural Suture for digital nerve injuries (COPS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Cast Or ePineural Suture for digital nerve injuries (COPS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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