Ultrasound Guided A1 Pulley Release For The Treatment of Trigger Finger

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens60 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Surgical Release of Ai Pulley Trigger Finger

Interventions

Surgical release A1 pulley for Trigger finger of the handPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Resolution of triggering expressed as the "success rate" per digit.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

The time for taking postoperative pain killers

Time frame: 12 weeks

Range of motion recovery

Time frame: 12 weeks

QuickDASH test scores (Greek version)

Time frame: 12 weeks

Time to return to normal activities (including work)

Time frame: 12 weeks

Cosmetic results

Time frame: 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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