Ultrasound Features of Trigger Finger

Ultrasound Features of Trigger Finger: A Comparative Study With Healthy Volunteers

Our aim in this study; to compare the ultrasound findings seen in trigger finger patients with healthy volunteers. Thus, ultrasound findings associated with trigger finger development will be documented

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Trigger Finger
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Ultrasound

Detailed Description

A1 pulley thickness, flexor tendon thickness, and presence of nodules at the MCP joint level of the trigger finger patients will be recorded. The same measurements will be made in age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers, followed by comparison and analysis.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 60

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey
    • Gaziler FTR EAH

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

A total of 30 patients with trigger finger and 30 age and BMI-matched healthy controls

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged over 18 years
• To have trigger finger (for patient group)
• Not to have trigger finger (for healthy group)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Aged under 18
• Wound or infection in the imaging area

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Healthy individuals	Diagnostic test: Ultrasound; Thickness of flexor tendon and A1 pulley at MCP joint level
Trigger Finger Patients	Diagnostic test: Ultrasound; Thickness of flexor tendon and A1 pulley at MCP joint level

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Thickness of flexor tendon	Thickness of flexor tendon at MCP joint level	through study completion, an average of one and a half months
Thickness of A1 pulley	Thickness of A1 pulley at MCP joint level	through study completion, an average of one and a half months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Presence of nodules	Presence of nodule in flexor tendon	through study completion, an average of one and a half months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Yasin Demir, Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 14, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 15, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): August 7, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 29, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): January 9, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 11, 2023
• Last Verified: August 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: 31 (Other Identifier: IASO Thessalias)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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