Trigger Thumb Randomized Controlled Trial
Trigger Thumb
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Trigger Thumb
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males or females, age 0-4 years, presenting to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Department of Orthopaedics with unilateral trigger thumb that requires surgical treatment.
- American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Classification of 1 or 2.
- Parental/guardian permission (informed consent).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Males or females over the age of 4.
- ASA Classification higher than 2.
- Patients presenting with systemic diseases or significant comorbidities.
- Patients that received treatment for trigger thumb at an outside institution.
Sites / Locations
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Intervention Arm
Non-Intervention Arm
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.
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.