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ESWT vs Orthosis in Trigger Finger

NCT06737601 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-04-28

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Summary

Recently, two works have proposed the application of Extracorporeal Shock Waves Therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of trigger finger. Yildirim and colleagues (2016) compared shock waves with corticosteroid infiltration. both methods proved effective at 6 months. The authors suggested that shock wave treatment could be a valid non-invasive therapy option for this pathology. Chen and colleagues (2021) analyzed two different shock wave protocols \[high and low Energy Density Flux (EDF)\] vs placebo. All treatment groups showed improvements within 6 months. The high-energy treatment (EDF 0.01 mj/mm2) demonstrated greater effects on clinical remission and functional recovery compared to the other two groups in the study. The aim of our study is to compare the effects of shock waves vs the use of the orthosis.

Conditions

  • Trigger Finger

Interventions

DEVICE

shock waves

three sessions, weekly frequency

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giuseppe Solarino, M.D. · University of Bari

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-15
Primary Completion
2027-01-01
Completion
2028-01-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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