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Shock Wave Therapy for Sural Myofascial Pain Associated to Chronic Heel Pain

NCT04385329 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2020-05-12

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Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled study in to investigate if a shock wave treatment extended to the gastrocnemius-soleus trigger points (TrP) is more effective than a standard treatment exclusively targeted at the plantar fascia in a population affected by unilateral plantar fasciitis with concomitant sural myofascial pain syndrome.

Conditions

  • Tendinopathy

Interventions

OTHER

Shock wave therapy on plantar fascia extended to the gastrocnemius-soleus trigger points

Enrolled subjects were treated with focused shock wave therapy, once a week for three consecutive weeks, by a specialized physician with more than five years of expertise, using a device powered by a piezoelectric generator (PIEZOSON 100PLUS, Richard Wolf®). At each treatment session, with the patients lying in prone decubitus position, the enthesis of the plantar fascia and the gastrocnemius-soleus trigger points were clinically targeted and treated with a perpendicular technique.

OTHER

Shock wave therapy on plantar fascia only

Enrolled subjects were treated with focused shock wave therapy, once a week for three consecutive weeks, by a specialized physician with more than five years of expertise, using a device powered by a piezoelectric generator (PIEZOSON 100PLUS, Richard Wolf®). At each treatment session, with the patients lying in prone decubitus position, the enthesis of the plantar fascia was clinically targeted and treated with a perpendicular technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-04
Primary Completion
2018-07-04
Completion
2018-11-03

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