Trigger Finger Corticosteroid Injection With and Without Local Anesthetic

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Trigger Finger
• Interventions: Drug: Corticosteroid with lidocaine with epinephrine; Drug: Corticosteroid with normal saline

• Registration Number: NCT04023695
• Lead Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Brief Summary

Steroid injection is the first line treatment for trigger finger. Steroid injection is sometimes mixed with a local anesthetic.

Detailed Description

The treatment of trigger finger involves an injection of corticosteroid. Corticosteroid treats the underlying inflammatory pathology. Some surgeons add lidocaine with epinephrine as a local anesthetic with the injection. Lidocaine with epinephrine is associated with a burning sensation and may be the primary pain associated with the injection. We hypothesize that a corticosteroid injection without lidocaine with epinephrine will be less painful, and equally effective in treating trigger finger

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-30
• Study Completion: 2018-08-30
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-17
• Results First Submitted: 2019-08-29
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-09-30
• Results First Posted: 2019-10-22
• Status Verified: 2019-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 18 years old with trigger finger

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Exclusion Criteria

• Preference for open trigger finger release
• Not a candidate for corticosteroid injection
• Contraindication to lidocaine with epinephrine

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Corticosteroid with lidocaine with epinephrine	Corticosteroid with lidocaine with epinephrine	This arm includes an injection mixture of corticosteroid and lidocaine with epinephrine
Corticosteroid with normal saline	Corticosteroid with normal saline	This arm includes a mixture of corticosteroid and normal saline. The purpose of normal saline is the keep the volume and concentration similar when compared to the injections containing lidocaine.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Outcome: Visual Analog Scale	Assessed after 24 hours after injection (by phone)	Assessed using the visual analog scale (0-10 scale). Zero indicates no pain, 10 indicates worst pain ever

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States