Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of the Efficiency of ESWT and Ozone Injection in Patients With Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Lead Sponsor:
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Conditions:
Plantar Fascitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a conservative treatment method that has been widely used in musculoskeletal diseases in recent years. Its mechanism is to provide hyperstimulation and vasc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be over 18 years old
- Heel pain lasting longer than 3 months
- Localized pain and tenderness on palpation on the medial aspect of the calcaneal tuberosity when the ankle is fully dorsiflexed.
- In the first step of walking, \>50 mm according to VAS. and description of pain
- Presence of plantar fasciitis typical findings on ultrasonography (thickening more than 4 mm in the proximal plantar fascia with changes in fibril pattern)
- Failure to respond to conservative treatment before (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, stretching, heel cushion, shoe modifications, orthotics, cold, heat, taping, massage)
Exclusion
- being under the age of 18
- Any skin lesions in the heel area
- Inflammatory, rheumatic arthritis
- Having a history of fracture, trauma or operation in the heel area
- Systemic infection or malignancy
- Having a pacemaker
- Local injection to the heel area in the last 6 months or use of topical or oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the last 2 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 12 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 15 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06041230
Start Date
July 12 2023
End Date
November 15 2023
Last Update
September 18 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06100