NCT07482397

A1 Pulley Stretching Along With Tendon Gliding Exercises in Post-operative Patients of Trigger Finger

Synergistic Effects of A1 Pulley Stretching Along With Tendon Gliding Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion, and Hand Grip Strength in Post-operative Patients of Trigger Finger.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 36 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study was conducted to determine the synergistic effects of A1 pulley stretching along with tendon gliding exercises on pain, range of motion, and hand grip strength in post-operative patients of trigger finger

Conditions

• Trigger Finger

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	A1 pulley stretching	Participants comfortably seated with the arm supported on a table. The right palm placed on the couch, and the middle fingers positioned alternately on a wooden block at a 45° angle. Participants flex the middle finger while the therapist provides resistance to induce an isometric contraction. Duration and Repetitions: * Each stretch: 15-30 seconds * 10 repetitions per session * sets with 30-60 seconds rest Frequency: Three times per week during therapy sessions
OTHER	Tendon Gliding exercises	5 glide × 3 sets: * Open Palm * Hook Fist * Tabletop * Half Fist * Full Fist Each glide is performed in a controlled, pain-free manner. Frequency: Three weekly supervised sessions.
OTHER	Standard physiotherapy treatment	Heat therapy gloves for 10 minutes TENS with frequency of 80-100 Hz at low intensity having pulse duration of 50-80μs for 10 minutes. Paraffin wax bath at 52 degree centigrade 10 times for 15 minutes a day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-13
• Primary completion: 2025-05-31
• Completion: 2025-10-31
• First posted: 2026-03-19
• Last updated: 2026-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan