NCT05647291

Is ESWT Better in Plantar Fasciitis Treatment?

Pain Relief and Functional Improvement Provided by ESWT in Plantar Fasciitis is Better Than Corticosteroid Injection and Kinesiotherapy: A Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Harran University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It was aimed to compare the pain and functional results of ESWT, kinesiotherapy and corticosteroid injection in patients with treatment-resistant plantar fasciitis.

Detailed description

The groups were randomized in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis who did not benefit from conservative treatment. A questionnaire study was conducted at the first visit, sixth week, third month, and sixth month. Visual analog scale (VAS) and The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score were applied as a questionnaire at each control visit of the patients.

Conditions

• Plantar Fascitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	extracorporeal Shock wave therapy	Two thousand pulses with a frequency of 6 Hz and a pressure of 3 bar were applied to patients with an Auto Wave 695 (Mettler electronics, USA) brand device. Patients underwent two sessions of ESWT per week, for two weeks, adding up to a total of 4 sessions.
DRUG	Corticosteroid injection	40mg/1ml methylprednisolone, two sessions once a week
DEVICE	Kinesiotaping	The first strip was adhered along the plantar fascia from the calcaneus to the toes using maximum stretch. The other four strips of tape were attached medially and laterally to support the medial longitudinal arch with a 45° inclination. While maximum stretching was applied to the middle 1/3 of all bands, no stretching was applied to the ends. Once a week, three times

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-15
• Primary completion: 2022-04-17
• Completion: 2022-07-28
• First posted: 2022-12-12
• Last updated: 2022-12-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)