Steroid vs Sugar-Water Injection for Trigger Finger
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study compares two common treatments for trigger finger: a steroid injection (betamethasone) and a sugar-water (dextrose) injection. The goal is to see which one works better to relieve finger locking and pain.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with trigger finger (a finger that catches or locks).
- Your symptoms have lasted at least 4 weeks.
- You have not had surgery on the affected finger.
- You have not had an injection in the affected finger in the last 3 months.
- You do not have active infections, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, uncontrolled diabetes or high blood pressure, a bleeding disorder, or are not pregnant.
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