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Minimizing Pain Experience In Trigger Finger Steroid Injection.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Trigger Finger
Interventions
Device: 26 gauge needle
Device: 23 gauge needle
Registration Number
NCT03790969
Lead Sponsor
National University of Malaysia
Brief Summary

To study the pain experience of trigger finger steroid injection with 26 gauge needle as compared to 23 gauge needle.

Detailed Description

compare pain experience of trigger finger steroid injection between 26 gauge needle and 23 gauge needle.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age above 18 year old
  • Male or female(non-pregnant)
  • Single trigger finger
  • Clinically diagnosed trigger finger- Green classification Grade I or II
  • No prior surgery to the involved finger
  • Subject is able to provide voluntary, written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age less than 18 year old
  • Allergy to lignocaine or corticosteroid
  • Trigger finger with Green classification grade III or IV
  • Previous surgery on the affected finger
  • Any wound, neurovascular injury, or skin disease at injection site
  • Concomitant ipsilateral fingers/wrist/forearm/arm injury
  • Preexisting congenital/acquired deformities of hand (such as rheumatoid arthritis, contracture)
  • Insensate hand

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
26 gauge needle26 gauge needleintervention group
23 gauge needle23 gauge needlecontrol group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analog scale-painone minute after injection

A numerical rating scale of 0 to 100, with 0 meaning no pain and 100 meaning the worst pain

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chuah Sion Keat

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Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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