Preventing painful nerve growths after leg nerve biopsy
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether a special surgical technique called RPNI (which wraps the cut end of a nerve to prevent painful nerve growths) can lower the chance of developing a neuroma (a painful nerve knot) after a sural nerve biopsy. It is for people already having a sural nerve biopsy at the University of British Columbia.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You are scheduled for a sural nerve biopsy (taking a small sample of a leg nerve) at the University of British Columbia Division of Plastic Surgery from January 2025 onwards.
- You have not had any previous injury, surgery, or biopsy on the same nerve.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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