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RECRUITING
NCT03231150
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Plantar Fasciitis Randomized Clinical Control Trial

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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.

Official title: Randomized Clinical Study to Evaluate Ultrasound Guided Injection Therapy Versus Topographic Injection Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

62

Start Date

2017-03-28

Completion Date

2026-10-31

Last Updated

2025-10-10

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Local Steroid Injection into the plantar heel

Injections consisting of 0.5 ml 0.25% bupivacaine plain, 0.5 ml dexamethasone phosphate, and 0.5 ml triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/ml.

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound Guided Injection

Execution of the USGI will employ an actual diagnostic US machine (Voluson E8 Expert, General Electric Company, Boston, MA) and a plantarmedial approach

PROCEDURE

Anatomical Guided injection

Execution of the ATGI will employ a sham diagnostic US machine and a plantarmedial approach.

Locations (1)

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States