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ABI v Dry Needling for Plantar Fasciitis

NCT02546089 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2020-09-09

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Summary

To investigate whether a procedure of ultrasound-guided autologous blood injections (ABI), which includes a dry-needling component within the overall procedure, has any measureable clinical benefit over ultrasound-guided dry needling alone in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis.

Conditions

  • Plantar Fasciitis

Interventions

OTHER

Autologous Blood Injection

ultrasound-guided autologous blood injection procedure

OTHER

Structured rehabilitation programme

(this intervention is given to patients in both arms of the study) - a standardised structured rehabilitation programme of home exercises that the patient is instructed on how to start, and how to progress during the study period

OTHER

dry needling injection

(this intervention is given to patients in both arms of the study) - ultrasound-guided dry needling injection performed under ultrasound guidance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospitals, Leicester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick Wheeler · UHL NHS Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2020-09-04
Completion
2020-09-04

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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