Comparing the Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Splinting in the Treatment of Trigger Finger

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Trigger Finger; Shockwave Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT06746974
• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to compare the effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and splinting in the treatment of trigger finger.

Participants will:

Be randomized into two groups (shockwave group and splint group). Visit the clinic once a week for four weeks for therapy. Keep a diary of their symptoms, which will be reviewed at six weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-18
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-24
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-24
• Study Start: 2025-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2026-06-30
• Study Completion: 2026-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients age ≥ 18 years
• Grade I-III trigger finger patients (patients who has the presence of tenderness over the A1 pulley or painful locking or triggering as they fixed and extended the finger)
• Patients who consented to participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Trigger thumb
• The patients who had received previous treatment (steroid injection, ESWT or surgical release)
• Patients with local infections, malignancies, severe coagulopathy and pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
100-mm. horizontal VAS score	at enrollment, fourth week, and sixth week after first intervention	The VAS or Visual Analog Scale is a scale that is used to evaluate the level of pain. It is represented by a horizontal line that is 100-mm. long. The score is determined by measuring the distance in mm. A higher score on this scale indicates greater pain intensity.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
QuickDASH score	at enrollment, fourth week, and sixth week after first intervention	The QuickDASH or Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand is a questionnaire that is used to evaluate the ability to perform activities of the arm, shoulder, and hand. It consists of 11 questions that patients are required to answer all of them. The answers are summarized in a range of 0-100, where a higher score indicates greater disability.
Number of triggering	at enrollment, fourth week, and sixth week after first intervention	The number of triggering events in ten active full fists will be scored out of ten. If a participant's finger remain locked at any time in making ten active full fists, they will be asked to stop and given a score of 10/10