Minimizing Pain Experience In Trigger Finger Steroid Injection.

National University of Malaysia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Trigger Finger

Treatments: Device: 26 gauge needle; Device: 23 gauge needle

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03790969

JEP-2018-654

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the pain experience of trigger finger steroid injection with 26 gauge needle as compared to 23 gauge needle.

Full description

compare pain experience of trigger finger steroid injection between 26 gauge needle and 23 gauge needle.

Enrollment: 112 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age above 18 year old
• Male or female(non-pregnant)
• Single trigger finger
• Clinically diagnosed trigger finger- Green classification Grade I or II
• No prior surgery to the involved finger
• Subject is able to provide voluntary, written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 18 year old
• Allergy to lignocaine or corticosteroid
• Trigger finger with Green classification grade III or IV
• Previous surgery on the affected finger
• Any wound, neurovascular injury, or skin disease at injection site
• Concomitant ipsilateral fingers/wrist/forearm/arm injury
• Preexisting congenital/acquired deformities of hand (such as rheumatoid arthritis, contracture)
• Insensate hand

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

26 gauge needle

Experimental group

Description:

intervention group

Treatment:

Device: 26 gauge needle

23 gauge needle

Active Comparator group

Description:

control group

Treatment:

Device: 23 gauge needle