New device may straighten bent fingers without surgery
NCT ID NCT07505563
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a device called MiniFlo that slowly stretches bent fingers back into place in people with advanced Dupuytren's disease. 18 adults with stage III-IV disease used the device. Researchers measured how much finger straightening improved and checked for pain or side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MiniFlo external fixator (a device that slowly stretches the finger to straighten it)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-surgical option to improve finger extension in advanced Dupuytren's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (18 people) with no comparison group, so results may not apply widely. The device may cause pain or other side effects.
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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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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2014
- Finished
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May 2016
- 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: * Dupuytren's disease * Age ≥ 18 years * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnancy * Withdrawal of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Verona
Verona, VERONA, 37126, Italy
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