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Which works best for trigger finger: injection or minor surgery?

NCT ID NCT04568993

Symptom relief Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at 100 people with trigger finger to compare two ways of giving a steroid injection and to see if injections are better than a small surgical release. Participants report their pain, finger motion, and triggering symptoms. The goal is to find which approach offers the most relief with the least discomfort.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
methylprednisolone and lidocaine injection
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show which injection technique is less painful and more effective for trigger finger, potentially improving standard care.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Injections may not work for all cases, and surgery carries its own risks.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2020

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria:• 1. Triggering of one or more fingers and/or impaired active finger motion and/or pain during active finger motion 2. Localized tenderness volar to the MCP joint of the affected finger 3. The patient seeks treatment Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous treatment for triggerfinger in the finger to be treated 2. Impaired function of finger due to previous trauma/infection or other condition 3. Suspicion of other cause than triggeriinger/tendovaginitis 4. Patient not able to follow instructions

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

trigger thumb

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Minimally invasive surgery Trigger finger Trigger thumb

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Alingsås Lasarett/ District Hospital

    Alingsås, Sweden

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