Pain With Trigger Finger Injection: A Comparison of Steroid Alone Versus Steroid/Lidocaine Mixture

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2017-01-25
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This research is being done to compare pain relief and efficacy of trigger finger injection using a combination of lidocaine/corticosteroid versus corticosteroid injection alone versus corticosteroid/saline combination.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Kenneth Taylor, M.D.
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-90

• Male or female (non-pregnant)

• Clinically diagnosed trigger digit

• Subject is able to provide voluntary, written informed consent

• Subject, in the opinion of the clinical investigator, is able to understand the clinical investigation and is willing to perform all study procedures and follow-up visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age <18 or >90

• Pregnant or lactating women

• Non-English speaking individuals

• Medication contradictions to lidocaine, corticosteroids and/or saline

• Prior injection or surgery on the affected finger

• Diagnosis of reflex symptomatic dystrophy (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

• Open wound