Numbing method for trigger finger injection
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests a special way of numbing the finger before a corticosteroid injection for trigger finger. The goal is to see if it makes the injection more comfortable and effective.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been diagnosed with trigger finger in any finger.
- You plan to get a corticosteroid injection (a shot) for your trigger finger.
- You are not getting multiple injections for trigger finger at this visit.
- You have not had a corticosteroid injection or surgery for that finger before.
- You can communicate in English.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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