Satisfaction and Recovery After Trigger Finger Release (TH III)

Satisfaction and Recovery After Trigger Finger Release- a Prospective Cohort Study With Weekly PROMs

Trigger finger release is one of the most common procedures in hand surgery. However, little is known about the patient perceived outcome directly after surgery and the timespan to recovery of normal hand function.This study focuses on patient reported outcome scores within the first six weeks after surgery.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Trigger Finger Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: trigger finger release

Detailed Description

Patients scheduled for release of trigger finger are assessed regarding the following outcome measures:

1. VAS score for pain
2. VAS score for finger movement
3. VAS score for fréquence of triggering
4. HAKIR questionnaire (validated instrument for hand function in the Swedish national hand registry)
5. Quick-DASH questionnaire.

After surgery, the patients records the following outcomes:

Each day: 1,2,3 and records of pain medication details Each week: 4,5

for 6 weeks

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 110

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Sweden
  • Alingsås, Sweden
    • Alingsas lasarett

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient scheduled for trigger finger release

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Trigger phenomenon and/or
2. Tenderness volarly to MCP joint of affected finger/thumb
3. Patient scheduled for trigger finger release
4. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Concomitant hand injuries/ conditions
2. Multiple fingers/thumbs to be treated
3. Unable to read/understand instructions in Swedish

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Self-assessed hand function	change in total score of hand-specific questionnaire (HAKIR) week by week. Best score 100, worst 0	every week for 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain (assessed by patient)	change in Visual Analouge Scale-score day by day (0= worst, 10=best)	6 weeks
Movement of finger (self-assessed by patient)	change in Visual Analouge Scale-score day by day (0= worst, 10=best)	6 weeks
Frequency of trigger phenomenon (self-assessed by patient)	change in Visual Analouge Scale-score day by day (0= worst, 10=best)	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 26, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 26, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 26, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 20, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 27, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 26, 2024
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Tendinopathy; Tendon Entrapment; Trigger Finger Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: TriggerHappy III

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: open repositry

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No