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NCT Number: NCT01486420

Open Surgery Versus Corticosteroid Injections in Treatment of Trigger Finger

The purpose of the study is to investigate which strategy is superior in trigger finger Quinell grade IIb-V; conventional open surgery or ultrasound guided corticosteroid injections.

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Key information

Conditions

Trigger Finger Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Tendinopathy Tendon Entrapment Trigger Finger Disorder

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Center for Planned surgery - Regionalhospital Silkeborg

Silkeborg, 8600, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Trigger finger Quinell grade IIb-V in digit I-V

Exclusion criteria

  • Former treatment of Trigger finger in affected digit
  • Dupuytrens contracture in affected digit
  • Allergies or intolerance to used medications
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus
  • Amyloidosis
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • Already included in study with another digit

Treatment and study plan

Corticosteroid injections

Procedure

Corticosteroid injections in and around A1-pulley.

Open Surgery

Procedure

Open A1-pulley release

Primary outcomes

  1. Quinell grade

    Time frame: 12 months

    Dicotomized outcome defined as +/- failure. Failure defined as Quinell grade equal to or above IIb.

    Quinell grade defined as: I Normal movement, IIa normal movement with pain/tenderness to A1-pulley, IIb anamnestic triggering but not evident at clinical exam, III triggering without locking, IV triggering with locking but actively correctable, V Locked digit, passive correctable only.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Pain following either procedure measured by NRS (score 0-10, 10 is severe pain)

  2. infection

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Infection occurence following either procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Jeppe Lange, MD

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Open Surgery Versus Ultrasound Guided Local Corticosteroid Injections in Treatment of Trigger Finger - a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Dec 6, 2011
Registry last updated
Oct 28, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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