Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Establishment and Evaluation of Standardized Clinical, Biological and Imaging Parameters to Assess the Response of LDRT in Heel Spur With Plantar Fasciitis
Lead Sponsor:
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Conditions:
Calcaneal Spur
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Brief Summary
The clinical picture of calcaneal spur with plantar fasciitis is a debilitating disease that is difficult to treat with conservative and interventional measures. Radiotherapy has shown very good thera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \> 39 years
- Typical clinical picture of plantar fasciitis for at least 3 months without associated trauma, other musculoskeletal co-morbidities or degenerative joint disease
- Patients with first-time application of LDRT to the affected joint
- Willingness to cooperate and accessibility of patients, especially geographical proximity, for treatment and follow-up
- Patients for whom LDRT is indicated independently of the study
- Karnofsky Index \>70%
Exclusion
- Achillodynia ("dorsal" calcaneal spur)
- Previous trauma to the foot (fracture, tendon rupture)
- Musculoskeletal comorbidities of the foot
- Acute infections/open wounds in the area of the tendon to be examined or other relevant damage to the tendon to be examined
- Local steroid injections into the tendon prior to the study
- Rheumatic or vascular diseases, lymphedema
- Patients with tumors
- Individuals of childbearing potential who do not use adequate contraceptive measures consistently during therapy
- Persistent drug, medication or alcohol abuse
- Patients who have already undergone radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer
- Patients with an increased risk of an MRI examination, including the presence of metal implants, pacemakers or claustrophobia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06969820
Start Date
June 1 2025
End Date
April 30 2028
Last Update
May 14 2025
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Translational Radiobiology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany, 91054