Pain and Fascia Thickness After Steroid Injection in Plantar Fasciitis
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Plantar Fasciitis. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Assesment of Pain, Foot Function, and Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Plantar Fascia Thickness in Patients Treated With Local Corticosteroid Injection for Plantar Fasciitis
Overview
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of local corticosteroid injection on pain, foot function index, and plantar fascia thickness in patients clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, and to determine whether local corticosteroid injection is an appropriate treatment option for plantar fasciitis. For this purpose, the study plans to assess plantar fascia thickness using ultrasonography, evaluate pain using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and investigate the impact on daily living activities in patients who have been clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and treated with local corticosteroid injections.
Primary outcome measures
- Plantar fascia thickness [Time frame: The thickness measurement will be evaluated immediately after the injection and 1 month after the injection.]
- Pain score [Time frame: Pain will be assessed with a visual analog scale immediately after injection and 1 month later]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Foot functions [Time frame: Foot functions will be assessed immediately after injection and 1 month after injection with the foot function index.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients who were clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and received corticosteroid injections
Exclusion criteria
- Pregnancy
- Patients who have had more than one corticosteroid injection in the last 6 months
- Patients with systemic inflammatory diseases
- Patients who have previously undergone surgery in the heel area
- Patients with a history of local trauma
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Istanbul physical therapy rehabilitation training and research hospital — Istanbul
Publications
- ''Yalıman A, Şen Eİ, Eskiyurt N, Budiman-Mak E. Ayak Fonksiyon İndeksi'nin Plantar Fasiitli Hastalarda Türkçe'ye Çeviri ve Adaptasyonu. Türk Fiz Tıp Rehab Derg 2014;60:212-22''
- Aggarwal P, Jirankali V, Garg SK. Evaluation of plantar fascia using high-resolution ultrasonography in clinically diagnosed cases of plantar fasciitis. Pol J Radiol. 2020 Jul 24;85:e375-e380. doi: 10.5114/pjr.2020.97955. eCollection 2020. PMID 32817771
- McMillan AM, Landorf KB, Gilheany MF, Bird AR, Morrow AD, Menz HB. Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2012 May 22;344:e3260. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3260. PMID 22619193
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07057505 · 2025-41