Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Needle Knife Release for Trigger Finger

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Conditions studied: Trigger Finger

In brief

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided tri-directional needle knife release in treating patients with trigger finger. The study evaluates safety, effectiveness, and recovery outcomes of a minimally invasive procedure compared to conventional approaches.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06788860

Run by

Mohamed Maher Ismail Ahmed Elashmawy

People needed

46

Starts

2025-01-20

Expected to finish

2025-10-29

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Idiopathic TF at the level of A1 pulley
• Trigger finger of Green's grades II or III or IV (moderate to severe)
• Symptoms persist for at least three months despite conservative treatments.
• Ability to provide informed consent and comply with follow-up requirements.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with secondary causes of TF like diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, hypothyroidism, amyloidosis, and sarcoidosis.
• Patients with TF of Green's grade I.
• Previous surgical intervention on the affected digit.
• Allergy or contraindication to local anesthetics.
• Pregnancy or lactation.
• Inability to comply with follow-up assessments.

Where it is running

• Mansoura University Hospital — Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt (enrolling)

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