TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCITIS USING PLATELET RICH PLASMA INJECTION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY VS ONLY PHYSIOTHERAPY AND FINDING THE BETTER OUTCOME AMONG THEM

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/03/063417
• Lead Sponsor: PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Brief Summary

successful treatment of plantar fasciitis usually requires a combination of treatment modalities, rather than administering only one treatment at a time there were no studies showing the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma as a safe and effective therapeutic adjuvant. we would be using  three parameters to assess the disease by radiological and functional outcomes in PFPS, FAAM, and ultrasonogram of the plantar fascia. Hence our study aimed at proving the efficacy of PRP as a combined modality treatment of plantar fasciitis.We hypothesize that Platelet-rich plasma local injection given along with standard conventional treatment reduces pain and improves functional outcomes better than standard conventional treatment alone among patients with plantar fasciitis

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-03-15
• Study Completion: 2025-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-10-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.)Patients aged between 18 to 60 years.
• 2.)Patients having complaints of heel pain for more than 3 months.
• 3.)Tenderness on palpation at the proximal insertion of the plantar fascia.
• 4.) Patients with positive windlass test.
• 5.) Ultrasound plantar fascia thickness of more than 4mm.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.)Congenital defects of the foot 2.)Previous surgery of the foot.
• 3.)Patient with a History of Trauma to the heel.
• 4.)Pregnancy 5.)Patient on Anti-coagulant therapy 6.)Patient with the Bleeding disorder.
• 7.)Presence of any Local infection.
• 9.)History of Peripheral Vascular disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
foot and ankle ability measure scale	PFPS AND FAAM SCORE AT BASELINE,2 WEEKS ,4WEEKS,8 WEEKS AND 12 WEEKS | USG PLANTAR FASCIA THICKNESS AT BASELINE AND 12 WEEKS
ultrasound plantar fascia thickness	PFPS AND FAAM SCORE AT BASELINE,2 WEEKS ,4WEEKS,8 WEEKS AND 12 WEEKS | USG PLANTAR FASCIA THICKNESS AT BASELINE AND 12 WEEKS
Plantra dasciitis pain scale	PFPS AND FAAM SCORE AT BASELINE,2 WEEKS ,4WEEKS,8 WEEKS AND 12 WEEKS | USG PLANTAR FASCIA THICKNESS AT BASELINE AND 12 WEEKS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ultrasound plantar fascia thickness	ultrasound plantar fascia thickness at 3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES; 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

DR AVINASH G

Principal investigator

7871718103

nashavi13@gmail.com