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We evaluated the effects of adding a static metacarpophalangeal joint splint to corticosteroid injection for the management of trigger finger in the short term.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We carried out a randomized controlled trial with two parallel arms in Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at a university hospital. We randomly allocated 60 participants (34 women) with trigger fingers other than the thumb to two groups (both <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a030). The mean (SD) age was 41.5 (7.6) years. All participants received a single injection of 40\u00a0mg methylprednisolone plus 0.5\u00a0ml of lidocaine at the A1 pulley. Patients in the splint group wore a full time static splint for blocking the metacarpophalangeal joint for 3\u00a0months. The primary outcome was the Numerical Pain Rating Scale and the secondary outcomes were Boston questionnaire scores for symptom severity and functional status, grip strength, and the stages of stenosing tenosynovitis. We measured the outcomes at baseline, and in 1 and 3\u00a0months post\u2010intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both interventions were effective; however, the splint group showed more reductions in pain (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.013) and symptom severity (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.047) and a larger decrease in the stages of tenosynovitis (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.004) after 3\u00a0months. There was no significant difference in decreasing functional scores between the groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.162). 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