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Outcomes of trigger finger corticosteroid injection with and without anesthetic

Outcomes of trigger finger corticosteroid injection with and without anesthetic: non-inferiority randomised controlled trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1031230095
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-05-26
Start date
2023-05-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Trigger finger Trigger finger, Trigger digit, Snapping finger, Flexor Tendonitis

Interventions

We inject within the tendon sheath in two ways. (1) Triamcinolone acetonide 0.1 ml (4 mg) + 1% mepivacaine 0.2 ml ( local anesthetic group) and (2) Triamcinolone acetonide 0.1 ml (4 mg) + 0.2 ml of sa
injection

Sponsors

Fukumoto Keizo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Trigger finger, Men and women over 20 years old, No history of injections in the affected finger

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diabetic patients, patients with a history of trauma to the affected finger, patients with numbness in the affected finger, patients with symptoms in more than one finger on the affected side at the time of visit, and patients allergic to local anesthetics or steroids.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
primary efficancy outcime: difference in pain VAS before and 1 month after injection primary safety outcome:Frequency of numbness and adverse events (flexor tendon rupture, tendon sheath rupture, skin atrophy, skin leukoplakia, nerve damage, infection)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(1) pain VAS at the time of injection, (2) pain VAS at 10 minutes after injection, and (3) Quinnell classification.

Contacts

Public ContactHideaki Bo

Fuji City General Hospital

hideakibo1006@gmail.com+81-90-7800-6646

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026