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Posterior Tibial Nerve PRF for Painful Calcaneal Fracture

NCT06888804 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-04-11

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Summary

Patients who underwent pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment of the posterior tibial nerve under ultrasound guidance, which is routinely performed in our clinic for severe heel pain following a calcaneal fracture, were evaluated through interviews. The assessment was conducted using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score.

Conditions

  • Calcaneus Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ultrasound-guided posterior tibial nerve pulsed radiofrequency

The posterior tibial nerve (PTN) was identified with a 5-12 MHz linear ultrasonography (US) probe at the level of the medial malleolus, where it runs posterior to the posterior tibial artery. Using the in-plane technique, a 22-gauge, 10-cm radiofrequency cannula was inserted under US guidance and advanced until the tip was adjacent to the nerve. Pulse radiofrequency was applied at 42°C for 240 s with a pulse width of 20 ms.

OTHER

Control Group

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gevher Rabia Genc Perdecioğlu · Diskapi TRH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-17
Primary Completion
2025-09-25
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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