Splint, wax, or mud: which eases trigger finger best?

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

Inclusion Criteria: * Being between 18 and 75 years of age and willing to participate in the study * Having a diagnosis of idiopathic single trigger finger, Grade 2-3 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with triggering in more than one finger * Patients with triggering at the A3 pulley or with Grade 1 or Grade 4 trigger finger * Patients with thumb (pollex) trigger finger * Patients who have undergone any injection or interventional procedure (release surgery) for trigger finger within the past 6 months * Patients who have received physical therapy for the hand within the past 6 months * Patients currently using corticosteroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) * Patients with inflammatory or autoimmune rheumatologic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout, or psoriatic arthritis * Patients with other musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain's tenosynovitis, symptomatic hand osteoarthritis, or Dupuytren's contracture) or neurological diseases (e.g., stroke-related hemiparesis, spinal cord injury, brachial plexus injury, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinsonism) affecting the same hand * Patients with musculoskeletal disorders causing pain and/or limitation in the proximal upper extremity on the affected side (e.g., periarthritis, lateral epicondylitis, mononeuropathy, or radiculopathy) * Patients with significant metabolic diseases (e.g., hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, or uncontrolled diabetes) * Patients with any condition that may interfere with treatment, such as open wounds, rashes, local infections, or active malignant disease of the hand * Patients with a history of hand trauma (chronic or repetitive) * Patients unwilling to complete the self-assessment questionnaires either independently or with assistance * Pregnant women