Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:14 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:14 PM
NCT ID:
NCT07364695
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* undergoing trigger finger release for the index through small fingers due to symptoms refractory to conservative treatment and elected for surgical intervention through shared decision-making
* English-speaking adults (≥18 years of age)
* Patients with inflammatory arthritis were included if their diagnosis had been established ≥5 years prior without exacerbations in the past 5 years. Those on immunomodulatory therapy were required to have been on a stable regimen for ≥5 years without flare-ups.
Exclusion Criteria:
* prior surgery on the affected finger
* corticosteroid injection in the affected hand within 6 weeks
* additional hand or wrist pathology requiring concurrent surgery
* symptomatic trigger finger in the contralateral extremity
* prior surgical pulley release in either hand within 6 months of enrollment
* Systemic inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus) not controlled
* inflammatory arthritis if diagnosis established \<5 years, exacerbation within the past 5 years, or modifications to immunomodulatory therapy within 5 years of enrollment
* Amyloidosis
* Diabetes not controlled by a stable dose of medication over the past three months
* Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 6 months
* Workers' compensation subjects
* Inability to provide a legally acceptable Informed Consent Form and/or comply with all follow-up requirements, including patients who do not speak English
* other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, preclude them from receiving the pre-treatment, required treatment, and post-treatment procedures and evaluations.
* Trigger Thumb
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT07364695
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07364695