NCT01326351

Prolotherapy for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis: Pain Relief and Improvement of Foot Function With Prolotherapy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Réseau de Santé Vitalité Health Network · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that prolotherapy in conjunction with a physiotherapy program looking at reinforcing calf muscle and muscle of the plantar fascia, relieves pain and improves function of people suffering of plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the plantar fascia, after basic treatment failure.

Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Regenerative injection therapy	Injection of 10cc of a 15% dextrose and 0.6% lidocaine solution free of epinephrine in one injection site (lateral infiltration of the plantar fascia). This injection will be performed following posterior tibial nerve blockade (injection of 10cc of 1% lidocaine and 0.25% bupivacaine solution free of epinephrine behind the posterior tibial artery). The intervention will be administered every three weeks until symptoms are alleviated for a maximum of 5 injection sessions. Furthermore, patients must perform an at-home exercise program 3 times a week for a total of 12 weeks. The exercise program consists of 3 stretching exercises, 1 muscle release exercise and 1 strengthening exercise.
PROCEDURE	Dry needle injection	Injection of dry needle in one injection site (lateral infiltration of the plantar fascia). This injection will be performed following posterior tibial nerve blockade(injection of 10cc of 1% lidocaine and 0.25% bupivacaine solution free of epinephrine behind the posterior tibial artery). The intervention will be administered every three weeks until symptoms are alleviated for a maximum of 5 injection sessions. Furthermore, patients must perform an at-home exercise program 3 times a week for a total of 12 weeks. The exercise program consists of 3 stretching exercises, 1 muscle release exercise and 1 strengthening exercise.
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise	At-home exercise program that patients must perform 3 times a week for a total of 12 weeks. The exercise program consists of 3 stretching exercises, 1 muscle release exercise and 1 strengthening exercise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2012-02-01
• Completion: 2012-02-01
• First posted: 2011-03-30
• Last updated: 2011-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada