Factor influencing successful treatment outcome of repeated corticosteroid injection for trigger finger: Prospective cohort study
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients were a diagnosis of trigger finger disease, a history of corticosteroid injections in the treated fingerTrigger fingerCorticosteroid injection
- Registration Number
- TCTR20230221004
- Lead Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
A repeat corticosteroid injection achieved symptom relief in 80% of patients at three months and 66% of patients at six months. Factors related to treatment failure are short symptoms-free period after previous injection, High grade of disease and obese patients. Repeat injections of trigger finger should be consider in patient who prefer nonsurgical treatment
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 114
Inclusion Criteria
1.diagnosis of trigger finger disease and history of corticosteroid injections in the treated finger, at least one corticosteroid injection
Exclusion Criteria
1.the affected digit or who suffered from inflammatory arthritis
2.Patient received the injection in the last 4-6 weeks and planned to have surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method recurrence symptom at six month visual analog scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method success rate of treatment at 6 month patient not repeated injection or surgery