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Local Anesthetic

Intervention Arm for Trigger Finger

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Apurva S Shah, MD, MBA
Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 years
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a local anesthetic can reduce the amount of anesthetic gas given during surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Trigger Finger

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Difference in administered anesthesia
Secondary outcome measures
Difference in complication rates
Difference in length of stay
Difference in observed pain score
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Intervention ArmActive Control1 Intervention
Participants randomized into the intervention group will receive an injection of 2.5 cc of 0.25% marcaine without epinephrine prior to the incision. The local anesthetic will be administered by the treating surgeon. All other aspects of the procedure will be kept in accordance with the standard of care for trigger thumb surgeries.
Group II: Non-Intervention ArmActive Control1 Intervention
Those that are not randomized into the intervention group will receive the standard of care for a trigger thumb release, which is administration of 2.5 cc of 0.25% marcaine without epinephrine following completion of surgery. The local anesthetic will be administered by the treating surgeon.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLead Sponsor
708 Previous Clinical Trials
8,581,028 Total Patients Enrolled
Apurva S Shah, MD, MBAPrincipal InvestigatorChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Trigger Thumb Randomized Controlled Trial
2018. "Trigger Thumb Randomized Controlled Trial". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03873480.
~5 spots leftby Apr 2025
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