<strong>DEX: Reeves et al 2000:</strong> 

10% dextrose superior to hypotonic lidocaine in finger and thumb OA.  Injection was primarily periarticular here (medial and lateral) and in this study  10% dextrose was superior  with no obvious effect of control solution.  Reeves KD, Hassanein K. Randomized prospective placebo controlled double blind study of dextrose <a href="/regenerative-techniques/dextrose-prolotherapy/prolotherapy-treatment-overview/">prolotherapy</a> for osteoarthritic thumbs and finger (DIP, PIP and Trapeziometacarpal) joints: Evidence of Clinical Efficacy. Jnl Alt Compl Med 2000;6(4):311-320.  To open a PDF of the study click here -->View Finger Study  
Subjects had finger pain an average of 5 years and met radiographic criteria for finger  
 
<strong>Here is the abstract </strong>

Reeves KD; Hassanein K Randomized, prospective, placebo-controlled double-blind study of dextrose <a href="/regenerative-techniques/dextrose-prolotherapy/prolotherapy-treatment-overview/">prolotherapy</a> for osteoarthritic thumb and finger (DIP, PIP, and trapeziometacarpal) joints: evidence of clinical efficacy. J Altern Complement Med (United States), Aug 2000, 6(4) p311-20    OBJECTIVES: To determine the clinical benefit of dextrose prolotherapy (injection of growth factors or growth factor stimulators) in osteoarthritic finger joints. DESIGN: Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. SETTINGS/LOCATION: Outpatient physical medicine clinic. SUBJECTS: Six months of pain history was required in each joint studied as well as one of the following: grade 2 or 3 osteophyte, grade 2 or 3 joint narrowing, or grade 1 osteophyte plus grade 1 joint narrowing. Distal interphalangeal (DIP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP), and trapeziometacarpal (thumb CMC) joints were eligible. Thirteen patients (with seventy-four symptomatic osteoarthitic joints) received active treatment, and fourteen patients (with seventy-six symptomatic osteoarthritic joints) served as controls. INTERVENTION: One half milliliter (0.5 mL) of either 10% dextrose and 0.075% xylocaine in bacteriostatic water (active solution) or 0.075% xylocaine in bacteriostatic water (control solution) was injected on medial and lateral aspects of each affected joint. This was done at 0, 2, and 4 months with assessment at 6 months after first injection. OUTCOME MEASURES: One-hundred millimeter (100 mm) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain at rest, pain with joint movement and pain with grip, and goniometrically-measured joint flexion. RESULTS: Pain at rest and with grip improved more in the dextrose group but not significantly. Improvement in pain with movement of fingers improved significantly more in the dextrose group (42% versus 15% with a p value of .027). Flexion range of motion improved more in the dextrose group (p = .003). Side effects were minimal. CONCLUSION: Dextrose prolotherapy was clinically effective and safe in the treatment of pain with joint movement and range limitation in osteoarthritic finger joints.

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