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Splint or exercise? new study aims to settle best treatment for thumb tendonitis
NCT ID NCT06995534
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two common conservative treatments for De Quervain's tenosynovitis, a painful thumb tendon condition: a static hand-wrist splint versus home-based exercise therapy. Forty adults with acute or subacute pain will be tracked for changes in pain, wrist function, and tendon swelling. The goal is to find which approach works better so doctors can offer clearer, evidence-based guidance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- static hand-wrist splint and home-based exercise therapy
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could point toward a clearer, evidence-based first-choice treatment for De Quervain's tenosynovitis, reducing pain and improving hand function without surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There is also no guarantee that either treatment will prove clearly better than the other.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 65 years
- 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: * Adults aged between 18 and 65 years Patients experiencing wrist pain and tenderness for less than 3 months and clinically diagnosed with acute or subacute De Quervain's tenosynovitis Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score ≥ 3 Exclusion Criteria: * History of trauma Wrist fractures Local infection Presence of rheumatologic diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis) Presence of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis Continuous use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or corticosteroids Receipt of physical therapy for the hand or wrist within the past 3 months Corticosteroid injection into the hand or wrist within the past 3 months Diagnosed with significant neurological disorders (e.g., upper motor neuron disease) Presence of uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, hepatic failure) Major psychiatric disorders Communication difficulties
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGKonya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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