The Effects of a Structured Hand Exercise Program on Trigger Finger: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Trigger Finger

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06911762

HSEARS20241227004

Details and patient eligibility

About

To explore the effectiveness of a structured hand exercise program as a conservative treatment for trigger finger.

Enrollment: 76 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults with aged > 18 years old who are diagnosed with trigger finger
• The Green classification grade 2 or grade 3
• Pain (NPRS) equal or more than 4/10, during active triggering

Exclusion criteria

• Pediatric or congenital trigger finger
• Previously received physiotherapy, corticosteroid injection or surgery for trigger finger
• Hand trauma, local infection or using systemic steroids due to other diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive no intervention.