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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01957631
Date of registration: 30/09/2013
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Public title: Comparing Steroid Injections and Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis
Scientific title: Steroid Injections vs. Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis: A Comparison of Clinical and Ultrasound Findings
Date of first enrolment: June 2013
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01957631
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Bahrain
Contacts
Name:     Ahsan J Butt
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Affiliation:  King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Name:     Aamina M Khan
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Affiliation:  King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients aged 18+

- Patients with Plantar Fasciitis for at least 6 months which has not responded to 6
weeks of conservative therapy

- Patients with a visual analogue score (VAS) of more than 5 in the morning

- Patients must be able to understand the informed consent and have the ability to
follow up.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have had repeated corticosteroid injections within the past 3 months, or
have taken a non-steroid anti inflammatory drug during the 1 week prior to receiving
an intervention

- BMI > 40

- Patients with a previous foot deformity

- Patients who have had previous foot surgery

- History of anemia (Hb < 7)

- Confirmed diagnosis of neuropathy

- Patients who have the inability to follow up



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Plantar Fasciitis
Intervention(s)
Biological: Platelet rich plasma injection
Drug: Corticosteroid injection (Bupivacaine and Depo Medrol)
Primary Outcome(s)
Pain Score [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Ultrasound findings [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
AJB88AK
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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