De Quervain's Disease in the Acute Phase:a Study Aimed at Evaluating the Effectiveness of Standard Physiotherapy Treatment (HANDGUIDE), Compared to Experimental Treatment After Performing Ultrasound-guided Infiltrative Therapy.

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Conditions studied: De Quervain Disease, Hand Tenosynovitis

In brief

The objective of the study is to compare pain reduction and disability reduction in two groups of patients diagnosed with de Quervain syndrome who will undergo ultrasound-guided infiltrative treatment with corticosteroid as per normal clinical practice: * the control group will subsequently be subjected to a standard treatment based on the European guidelines of the HANDGUIDE group, * the experimental group will subsequently carry out a program of eccentric exercises.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06296472

Run by

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

People needed

134

Starts

2024-02-27

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli — Bologna, Italy (enrolling)

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