Nail bed INJury Analysis (NINJA)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Nail bed INJury Analysis (NINJA): Should the nail plate be replaced or discarded after nail bed repair in children?
IRAS ID
219560
Contact name
Abhilash Jain
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 8 months, 30 days
Research summary
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 post operative complications. The NINJA trial is a multicentre, parallel group, randomised controlled trial comparing 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. This study will be undertaken at multiple UK sites, identified through the Reconstuctive Surgery Trials Network (RSTN) over a 3 year period. Each patient will be followed up for 4 months.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/SC/0024
Date of REC Opinion
22 Jan 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion