Status:

COMPLETED

Platelet Rich Plasma to Treat Plantar Fasciitis

Lead Sponsor:

Zimmer Biomet

Collaborating Sponsors:

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

Diaconessenhuis Leiden Netherlands

Conditions:

Plantar Fasciitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Rationale: The standard treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis is corticosteroid injections. Corticosteroid injection give temporarily pain reduction, but no healing. Blood platelets initiate the natu...

Detailed Description

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of foot complaints in the United States, making up 11 to 15 percent of the foot symptoms requiring professional care among adults (Pfeffer et al., 1999; Cole...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • No bias to sex
  • \> 18 years
  • Chronic plantar fasciitis or proximal recalcitrant plantar heel pain (6-12 months duration)
  • Failed conservative treatment
  • Able to understand the informed consent
  • VAS pain in morning by first steps higher as 5 (0-10 scale)

Exclusion

  • Received local steroid injections within 6 weeks, physical/occupational therapies within 4 weeks, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory within 1 week prior to randomization
  • Inability to fulfil follow-up criteria
  • Significant cardiovascular, renal or hepatic disease
  • Pregnant
  • (Local) malignancy
  • History of amenia (hemoglobin \< 5.0 )
  • Previous surgery for plantar fasciitis
  • Active bilateral plantar fasciitis
  • Diagnosis of vascular insufficiency or neuropathy related to heel pain
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Diabetics
  • No other painful or function limited disorders of the foot and ankle

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

115 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00758641

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2016

Last Update

March 14 2017

Active Locations (5)

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Haga ziekenhuis

DenHaag, Netherlands

2

Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis

Dordrecht, Netherlands, 3318

3

Diaconessehuis

Leiden, Netherlands

4

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Maastricht, Netherlands, 6229