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NCT03231150 Plantar Fasciitis Randomized Clinical Control Trial

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NCT ID NCT03231150
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor University of Pennsylvania
Condition Plantar Fascitis
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 62 participants
Start Date 2017-03-28
Primary Completion 2026-06-15

Trial Parameters

Condition Plantar Fascitis
Sponsor University of Pennsylvania
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 62
Sex ALL
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age N/A
Start Date 2017-03-28
Completion 2026-06-15
Interventions
Local Steroid Injection into the plantar heelUltrasound Guided InjectionAnatomical Guided injection

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Brief Summary

The primary aim of this clinical experiment is to compare, in terms of pain relief measured using the 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS) pain score (5-7), the clinical results of ultrasound-guided injection (USGI) versus anatomic topography-guided injection (ATGI) of corticosteroid for the treatment of proximal PF. Secondary aims will be to compare foot-related quality of life, as measured using the Foot Function Index (FFI)and the Bristol Foot Score (BFS), between the injection groups, and also to compare the pre-injection to late-term post-injection thickness of the plantar fascia as measured in the nested USGI group.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Pain on palpation along the proximal plantar fascia with or without radiographic evidence of a plantar calcaneal bone spur * ≥18 years of age * Male or non-pregnant female of any ethnicity or race * Active, former or non smoker * With or without peripheral vascular disease without lower extremity intermittent claudication or rest pain * With or without diabetes mellitus without polyneuropathy * With or without collagen vascular disease without lower extremity wound formation. Exclusion Criteria: * Known drug or alcohol dependence * Chronic pain syndrome or lumbosacral radiculitis * Neurological condition that requires the use of analgesic medications or anti-seizure or neuroleptic medications * Peripheral vascular disease that results in rest pain or intermittent claudication or venous stasis ulceration * Calcaneal stress fracture or show evidence of a foreign body or tumor of the affected heel as viewed radiographically * Pregnant females * Known allergy to any o

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