Open Surgery Versus Corticosteroid Injections in Treatment of Trigger Finger

Jeppe Lange, MD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trigger Finger

Treatments: Procedure: Corticosteroid injections; Procedure: Open surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01486420

M-20110157

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 166 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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166 participants in 2 patient groups

Open surgery

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Open surgery

Corticosteroid Injection

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Corticosteroid injections