# The SToICAL Study - The Soft Tissue Injection of Corticosteroid And Local Anaesthetic Study

> **NCT04253457** · PHASE3 · SUSPENDED · sponsor: **University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervains Tenosynovitis
- Trigger Finger

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** 1ml of triamcinolone (40mg/1ml)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04253457
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** SUSPENDED
- **Start date:** 2020-02-26
- **Primary completion:** 2025-01-23
- **Final completion:** 2025-11-21
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** Standard of Care change impacted recruitment
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04253457

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04253457, "The SToICAL Study - The Soft Tissue Injection of Corticosteroid And Local Anaesthetic Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04253457. Licensed CC0.

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