New study tests best rehab after steroid shot for thumb tendon pain
NCT ID NCT06296472
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 134 people with De Quervain's disease, a painful thumb tendon condition. All participants get a steroid injection, then either standard physiotherapy or a program of eccentric exercises. The goal is to see which approach better reduces pain and improves hand function over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- corticosteroid injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a specific exercise program after a steroid shot provides better pain relief and hand function than standard therapy for De Quervain's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 134 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study compares two rehabilitation approaches, so the difference may be small or not clinically meaningful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 134 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Patients of both sexes with a minimum age of 18 years; * Medical diagnosis of de Quervain syndrome assessed through orthopedic clinical examination e confirmation by ultrasound; * Signing of the informed consent and participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are not self-sufficient or not able to understand and want; * Presence of other pathologies in the hand affected by de Quervain pathology, such as intersection syndrome, neuropathies, fractures, rhizoarthrosis, arthrosis of the radio-carpal or intercarpal joint, intercarpal instability, cervical radiculopathy, rheumatic or metabolic pathologies; * Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
RECRUITINGBologna, 40136, Italy
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