Minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided therapy in patients with plantar fasciitis / fasciosis: a randomised study.

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• Conditions: Plantar fasciitis / fasciosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12466306
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad de Sevilla

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 5 February 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years old and over
2. Symptoms compatible with plantar fasciitis
3. Thickening of the plantar fascia greater than 0.4 cm
4. Consenting to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Systemic disease
2. Non-podological morpho-functional alterations that could have an impact on the ankle and foot and that could give rise to important clinical discrepancies in the lower limbs, dissymmetries or obvious clinical scoliosis
3. Having received any treatment (medical, orthopedic and /or invasive) in the foot in the last three months
4. Plantar fasciitis associated with another condition such as nerve entrapment
5. Difficulty in understanding the instructions to follow during treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in patient-reported pain measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to record pain at baseline and 30, 60 and 120 days following the end of treatment<br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Change in foot function measured using the Foot Function Index (FFI) at baseline and 30, 60 and 120 days following the end of treatment<br>2. Plantar fascia thickness measured using ultrasound at baseline and 30, 60 and 120 days following the end of treatment