Ultrasound Guided A1 Pulley Release For The Treatment of Trigger Finger
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgical Release of Ai Pulley Trigger Finger
- Interventions
- Procedure: Surgical release A1 pulley for Trigger finger of the hand
- Registration Number
- NCT02830672
- Lead Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Brief Summary
In this randomized, prospective clinical trial, patients with trigger finger or trigger thumb, will be treated with two different methods; ultrasound-guided release of the first annular pulley or open surgical release of A1 pulley. Results will be compared regarding functional, clinical and cosmetic outcome.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with resistant -after conservative treatment- trigger finger or trigger thumb, suffering at least for 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients under 18 years old, these who were treated with a previous operation or a corticosteroid injection for their disease and those who were suffering by inflammatory arthritis, tumor or autoimmune disease.
- Patients with multiple trigger fingers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Open surgical release A1 Pulley Surgical release A1 pulley for Trigger finger of the hand - Ultrasound guided close release A1 pulley Surgical release A1 pulley for Trigger finger of the hand -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Resolution of triggering expressed as the "success rate" per digit. 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time for taking postoperative pain killers 12 weeks Range of motion recovery 12 weeks QuickDASH test scores (Greek version) 12 weeks Time to return to normal activities (including work) 12 weeks Cosmetic results 12 weeks