NCT04125264

Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) to Treat Plantar Fasciitis

The Application of Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound in Plantar Fasciitis. A Randomized, Non-probabilistic and Superiority Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It was previously hypothesized that patients receiving Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) in addition to the standard of care would have a more rapid resolution of pain, faster return to activities, and a decrease in intra- and perifascial lesions.

Detailed description

Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) is an established ultrasound-based therapy in which sound waves are concentrated and focused into a well-defined specific area of musculoskeletal tissue. Previous researches hipothesize that the application of ITU improve and accelerate healing in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis.

Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic
• Ultrasound Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound	Application of 1000 pulses, until 5000 joules (5 joules per pulse), during approximately 15 minutes, with the possibility of 5 minutes rest, depending on the tolerance of the patient.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-01
• Completion: 2021-10-01
• First posted: 2019-10-14
• Last updated: 2019-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study