Differences in Flare Reaction Incidence and Intensity Following Trigger Finger Injections
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Two common corticosteroids used for trigger finger treatment are betamethasone and
methylprednisolone. Both injections are effective in treating trigger finger and the decision
of which to use in treatment is currently a matter of the current practice and physician
preference. The goal through this randomized trial is to see whether there is a difference
between these two corticosteroids in inducing flare reactions and if there are any
differences in the peak level of pain and their duration. Findings indicating a statistically
significant difference in the incidence and/or intensity of the flare reactions would be
clinically significant and would be evidence supporting the switch of current practice to one
corticosteroid over the other.