Status:
COMPLETED
Fat Grafting for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It is believed that the average person with an eighty year old life span will walk the distance of the world twice in their lifetime. The foot is comprised of a specialized fat pad to provide shock ab...
Detailed Description
The etiology of plantar fat pad atrophy may be age-related, due abnormal foot mechanics, steroid use, or collagen vascular disease. Displacement or atrophy of the fat pad can lead to osseous prominenc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 18 years or older and able to provide informed consent
- Patients with foot pain at the plantar surface of the foot near the head of the metacarpals
- 6 months post any surgical intervention to the foot
- Willing and able to comply with follow up examinations, including ultrasounds and pedobarographic studies
Exclusion
- Age less than 18 years
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Feet with open ulcerations or osteomyelitis
- Diabetics: Type I and II
- Active infection anywhere in the body
- Diagnosed with cancer within the last 12 months and /or presently receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment
- Known coagulopathy
- Systemic disease that would render the fat harvest and injection procedure, along with associated anesthesia, unsafe to the patient.
- Pregnancy
- Subjects with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder (Subjects who are found to be stable on medication and receive psychiatric clearance could be eligible for study participation per the Physician's discretion).
- Tobacco use: Last use within 1 year per patient report
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01796808
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2017
Last Update
February 14 2018
Active Locations (1)
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UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213