Status:
COMPLETED
Shock Wave Therapy for Sural Myofascial Pain Associated to Chronic Heel Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Conditions:
Tendinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this randomized controlled study in to investigate if a shock wave treatment extended to the gastrocnemius-soleus trigger points (TrP) is more effective than a standard treatment exclusivel...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult age (18 to 75 years) and written informed consent;
- Unilateral heel pain of four weeks or longer duration;
- Pain to digital pressure in the insertional area of the plantar fascia at the calcaneum;
- Sonographic examination showing a plantar fascia thickness greater than 3.8mm (see procedures for details);
- Concomitant presence of a sural myofascial pain syndrome (SMPS), diagnosed on the basis of the finding, at the physical examination, of trigger points of the gastrocnemius-soleus muscle complex, according to Travel and Simons' original description.
Exclusion
- No corticosteroid injections or other physical therapies since the onset of the current pain episode (except pharmacological pain treatments and foot orthoses);
- No general contraindication to shock wave therapy (pregnancy, bleeding disorders or anticoagulant drug usage, cancer in the focal area);
- No clinical signs of lumbar radiculopathy at physical examination;
- No ankle osteoarthritis, diagnosed on the basis of clinical and radiographic findings;
- No previous fractures or surgery in the affected ankle and foot;
- No rheumatologic diseases, no plantar fibromatosis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 4 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 3 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04385329
Start Date
July 4 2016
End Date
November 3 2018
Last Update
May 12 2020
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