Simple night splint may boost trigger finger recovery
NCT ID NCT05837286
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether wearing a plastic finger splint at night for 6 weeks, right after a cortisone injection, helps trigger finger heal better than the injection alone. Researchers will track pain, finger locking, and daily function in 146 adults over 12 weeks. The goal is to see if this simple, non-surgical approach leads to faster and more complete relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cortisone injection and Oval-8 night splint
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve trigger finger recovery without surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 146 participants. The benefit of adding a splint may be small or no better than the injection alone.
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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 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 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 to 100 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: * Individuals 18 years old or older are included * Patients with trigger finger, aka stenosing flexor tenosynovitis * Status post receiving cortisone injection of the affected digit(s) Exclusion Criteria: * Any records flagged with break the glass or research opt out * Patients with rheumatoid arthritis * Patients with a history of traumatic injury to the hand * Cognitive or behavioral problems which would preclude informed consent * Unable to speak and understand English
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Outpatient Rehabilitation Hand Clinic
COMPLETEDLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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