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Corticosteroid Injection, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, and Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis:

NCT06737445 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2024-12-19

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Summary

Chronic plantar fasciitis is a prevalent condition causing persistent heel pain, often refractory to conservative treatments. This prospective randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injection (CSI) , extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), and radiofrequency thermal lesioning (RTL) in the management of chronic plantar fasciitis.

Conditions

  • Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Radiofrequency ablation alone

RTL was performed as a single session using the radiofrequency ablation device (NeuroTherm JK4A; NeuroTherm Ltd, Croydon, London, England).

PROCEDURE

Cortisone Injection

An injection of 1 ml of betamethasone 40 mg/ml and 2 ml of bupivacaine 5 mg/ml was performed.

OTHER

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Patients underwent 3 ESWT sessions applied to the plantar heel area, once a week with the same ESWT dose (15 Hz, 2000 pulse, 4.0 bar energy density) using a BTL-5000 SWT device (BTL Industries, USA).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kars Harakani State Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-01
Completion
2023-02-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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