Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:21 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:21 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03847935
Brief Summary:
Trigger finger is a common disorder of the hand which causes pain at the A1 pulley, inflammation, stiffness and/or snapping during movement. This observational study compared all of the possible treatments and combinations of treatments for trigger finger at the A1 pulley, including surgery, cortisone injections and hand therapy.
Detailed Description:
Trigger finger is a common disorder of the hand which causes pain at the A1 pulley, inflammation, stiffness or snapping during movement. This can be very debilitating. Current treatment includes local steroid injection, oral NSAIDS, resting orthoses, physical or occupational therapy and surgical intervention. The aim of this prospective study with an observational design was to determine the outcome between surgical, hand therapy rehabilitation, and corticosteroid injection interventions for trigger finger. There were 6 treatment groups: surgery, corticosteroid injection, 1 visit of hand therapy for orthosis fabrication and therapeutic exercise, hand therapy in combination with cortisone injection, Modality hand therapy alone (ongoing visits) or with corticosteroid injections.
Study:
NCT03847935
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03847935