Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Focused Shock Waves Combined With Adjuvant Therapy With Tendon Supplement

Lead Sponsor:

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari

Conditions:

Fasciitis, Plantar

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Physical treatment with focused shock waves is effective in the treatment of tendonitis. Food supplements could facilitate the healing of tendinopathies when combined with shock wave therapy.

Detailed Description

A single-blind, randomized prospective study (level of evidence IB) was designed. Patients with plantar fasciitis were recruited and randomized to group A and group B. Group A was treated with focused...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • plantar heel pain diagnosed clinically and instrumentally (ultrasound) as plantar fasciitis, that has not responded to conservative treatment for at least six months;

Exclusion

  • History of previous fractures or ankle and heel surgery;
  • Recurrence of previous local painful episodes;
  • Lesion of the plantar fascia on US examination;
  • Presence of pathologies that affect the function of the foot (lumbar radiculopathy, Achilles tendinitis, Morton's neuroma, etc.);
  • Chronic inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 11 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 20 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04664712

Start Date

September 11 2019

End Date

November 20 2020

Last Update

December 11 2020

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AOUC Policlinico di Bari - UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia

Bari, Italy, 70124