NCT05405452

Vibratory Anesthesia in Trigger Finger Injections

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Vibratory Stimulus in Trigger Finger Injections

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Arizona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of the use of no topical anesthesia, topical coolant, and the use of vibration in the reduction of pain during trigger finger injections. This will be done by randomizing patients who are diagnosed with trigger finger, warrant and choose to continue with a steroid injection into each of the respective anesthetic (or lack thereof) methods described. After conducting this and gathering data on the subjects pain felt, we will compare the analgesia from each of the anesthetic methods.

Conditions

• Trigger Finger
• Pain
• Anesthesia, Local

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Vibration Anesthesia Device by Blaine Labs	Device which vibrates on top of skin
DRUG	Gebauers Ethyl Chloride 100% Topical Spray	Sterile ethyl chloride spray

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-14
• Primary completion: 2025-08-01
• Completion: 2025-08-01
• First posted: 2022-06-06
• Last updated: 2023-08-18

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study
• FDA-regulated device study