NCT06356064

Radial or Focus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Epin Calcanei

Investigation of The Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients Diagnosed With Epin Calcanei: Comparison of Radial and Focus Applications

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of radial and focused ESWT treatment on pain, function, and size of the calcaneal spur in patients with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of epin calcanei. Methods: A total of 112 patients aged between 18 and 95 years were randomly divided into two groups: group 1 received rESWT (2.4 bar 12 hz 2000 beats), and group 2 received fESWT (0.14 bar 14 hz 1000 beats) three times a week for three weeks. All patients were evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)-pain and Foot Function Index (FFI) before and after the treatment, at 4 weeks and 12 weeks. Epin size was measured radiographically in the patients before and after the treatment at the 12-week follow-up.

Conditions

• Spur, Heel

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Extracorporeal shock wave therapy	Radİal ESWT and focus ESWT

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-15
• Primary completion: 2023-12-15
• Completion: 2024-01-15
• First posted: 2024-04-10
• Last updated: 2024-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)