The Comparison of Pain Reduction between Multi-Session Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Splinting vs. Splinting Alone in Trigger Finger Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Comparison of Pain Reduction between Multi-Session Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Splinting) vs. Splinting Alone in Trigger Finger Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Unknown

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20220531001

Enrollment

Registered

2022-05-31

Start date

2022-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Pain severity reduction Quinnell staging Functional hand outcome Trigger finger Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Splinting

Interventions

Multi-session ESWT and splinting group: radial ESWT, 1000 shocks at an energy flux density of 2.1 bar (frequency 15 Hz) for three sessions (1-week interval between the sessions) combined with commerci

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Device

Multi-Session Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and Splinting , Splinting Alone

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Older than 18 years old 2. Trigger finger at least grade 2 according to Quinnell classification 3. Has only one trigger digit 4. Thai language literacy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous treatment with steroid injection within 6 months 2. Previous treatment with surgery 3. Presence of hand infection 4. Known systemic inflammatory disorders (e.g. SLE, RA, OA, etc.) 5. Known cardiac arrhythmias 6. On cardiac pacemaker 7. On anticoagulants 8. Known thrombotic disorders 9. Malignancy 10. Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain severity reduction before treatment, 6 & 12 weeks after treatment Visual analogue score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional hand outcome before treatment, 6 & 12 weeks after treatment Thai PRWHE,Trigger finger staging before treatment, 6 & 12 weeks after treatment Quinnell staging	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPichitchai Atthakomol

pichitchai.a@cmu.ac.th0840410786

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026