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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2016
Main ID:  NCT02242513
Date of registration: 10/09/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Yung-Tsan Wu
Public title: Ultrasound-guided Pulsed Radiofrequency for Plantar Fasciitis
Scientific title: Ultrasound-guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Stimulation of the Tibial Nerve for Plantar Fasciitis
Date of first enrolment: April 2014
Target sample size: 36
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02242513
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Liang-Cheng Chen, MD, MS
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Affiliation:  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center,
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Heel pain more than 3 months

- Age more than 20 year-old

- The increased thickness of plantar fascile (>4mm) measured by sonography

- Must be conscious

- Not receive steroid or other injection in plantar fascile in past 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cancer of any site

- Coagulopathy

- Pregnancy

- Inflammation status



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Plantar Fasciitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Xylocaine
Device: Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF)
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline of pain on 4th, 8th and 12th weeks after treatment. [Time Frame: Baseline , 4th, 8th and 12th weeks after treatment.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline of functional improvement on 4th, 8th and 12th after treatment. [Time Frame: Baseline , 4th, 8th and 12th weeks after treatment.]
Change from baseline of thickness of plantar fascile on 4th, 8th and 12th weeks after treatment. [Time Frame: Baseline , 4th, 8th and 12th weeks after treatment.]
Secondary ID(s)
TSGH-C103-115
TSGHIRB-2-102-05-95
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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