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Ultrasound-Guided Treatments for Trigger Finger

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What is being tested

Needle knife

+ Corticosteroid: Betamethasone

DeviceDrug
Who is being recruted

Muscular Diseases+2

+ Musculoskeletal Diseases

+ Tendinopathy

+7 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 2024
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Summary

Principal SponsorMansoura University Hospital
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: November 11, 2024

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Trigger finger is a condition that causes pain and difficulty in moving fingers due to thickening around the tendons in the hand. This study is focused on finding the best way to treat trigger finger using two methods that involve ultrasound guidance. One method uses a needle knife to release the tight area causing the problem, and the other uses a corticosteroid injection to reduce swelling and pain. This research is important because it aims to compare these two treatment options to see which is more effective and safer for people suffering from this condition. Participants in this study undergo treatment guided by ultrasound, which helps doctors see the affected area clearly. One group receives a precise release of the tight area with a needle knife, while the other group receives a corticosteroid injection. The effects of the treatments are monitored to evaluate improvement in finger movement and reduction in pain. The study also looks at the safety of each method, ensuring that participants have the best possible outcome with minimal risks.

Official TitleUltrasound-guided Percutaneous Release of A1 Pulley by a Needle Knife Versus Ultrasound-guided Corticosteroid Injection in the Treatment of Trigger Finger: a Randomized Clinical Trial
NCT06785935
Principal SponsorMansoura University Hospital
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

40 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Muscular DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesTendinopathyTrigger Finger DisorderTendon Entrapment

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
Idiopathic trigger finger

Trigger finger at the level of A1 pulley

Trigger finger of Green's grades II or III

4 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Patients with secondary causes of trigger fingers like diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, hypothyroidism, amyloidosis, and sarcoidosis.

Patients with a previous history of first annular pulley release or injection.

Patients with trigger fingers of Green's grade I and IV.

Patients with trigger fingers at any level other than the A1 pulley.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator

Group II

Active Comparator

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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Mansoura University Hospitals

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