A comparative study of shock wave therapy and corticosteroid injection in the treatment of heel pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- plantar fasciitis.Fibroblastic disorders
- Registration Number
- IRCT201203069221N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Army University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Inclusion Criteria
1.age more than 18; heel pain more than 4 weeks; nonresponsive to conservative treatments; pain intensity more than 2 in VAS; no evidence of calcaneal FX; patients be able to follow the study for 3 months after intervention. Exclusion criteria: heel surgery; nerve injury or achillis tendon injury. RA, DM, local infection, systemic infection, pripheral vascular disease, coagulation disorders, CRPS, pregnancy, breast feeding, corticosteroid injection in the last 6 months or NSAIDS consumption in the last 7 days; history of sensitivity to injection solution.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain in standing and morning pain. Timepoint: before intervention ,1 week ,1 and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analog scale (VAS) which is from 0 (no pain) to 10 (very severe pain).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ameliorating in ADL and sportive activity. Timepoint: befor intervention, 1 week, 1 and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analog scale foot and ankle (VASFA) which is from 0 (compeletly impaired) to 100(normal).