MedTrace Logo

Comparison of Distraction Methods for Pain Relief of Trigger Finger Injection

NCT03445780 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2020-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the best distraction mechanism during trigger finger injection in the outpatient setting. Temporary discomfort from the needle prick is highly feared by patients and is often accompanied by significant acute pain and distress during routine corticosteroid injection in the orthopedic outpatient setting. This study aims to examine 4 different distraction methods and their efficacy in reducing perceived pain, which will be evaluate using the VAS (visual analog pain score.) The three distraction methods will be ethyl chloride spray, adjacent pinch, ethyl chloride spray and pinch, and "screen" or looking away method.

Conditions

  • Trigger Finger

Interventions

DRUG

Ethyl chloride spray

Skin cooling with ethyl chloride spray 5 seconds prior to injection

PROCEDURE

Pinching

Skin between the distal palmar crease and the palmo digital crease will be pinched for 5 seconds prior to injection

PROCEDURE

No Site of Procedure

Subjects will sit behind a screen with a small opening large enough to introduce the injected hand. They will not see any of the procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Eitan Melamed, MD · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-30
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-04-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Companies

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT03445780 on ClinicalTrials.gov