Sonoelastographic Changes After Low Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in Plantar Fasciitis

November 8, 2013 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital
Extracoporeal shock wave therapy(ESWT) was perfomed on the plantar fascia of chornic plantar fasciitis patients. Pre-ESWT and post-ESWT pain intensity, sonography and sonoelastrography of the plantar fascia was checked. Our hypothesis is that the plantar fascia stiffness increased after ESWT as clinical symptom improves.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

For patient who met the inclusion criteria, we check sonography and sonoelastography for their plantar fascias and obtain a thorough evulation questionaire for clinical symptom and pain condition and intensity in various conditions, also SF-36 questionaire first. Inform consent was done.

After the ESWT, we follow patient with questionaire and sonography/sonoelastography at 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month post-ESWT time.

The colored sonoelastographic image was analysed by computer software "Image-J" with hue analysis method and relative stiffness of selected area within proximal plantar fascia wasa obtained for statistical analysis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 100
        • Recruiting
        • Natinal Taiwan University Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • pain for more than 6 months，poor response to the conservative treatments
  • Sonography showed plantar fasciitia>4.0mm)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute infection of soft tissue/bone
  • Malignant primary disease
  • Blood coagulation disorders
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with pacemaker
  • foot deformity

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Extracoporeal shock wave
Extracoporeal shock wave, 3000 shots/time, once a week for 3 weeks, treatment duration:30 minutes/time, shock wave freqency：2-4Hz, energy level:0.8-1.0 mJ/mm2
Device: Extracoporeal shock wave
Extracoporeal shock wave, 3000 shots/time, once a week for 3 weeks, treatment duration:30 minutes/time, shock wave freqency：2-4Hz, energy level:0.8-1.0 mJ/mm2

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sonoelastographic changes of plantar fascia after ESWT
Time Frame: pre-treatment, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month
pre-treatment, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Plantar fascia thickness
Time Frame: pre-treatment, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month
pre-treatment, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain intensity(VAS scale)
Time Frame: pre-treatment, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month
pre-treatment, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 5, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

November 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201007055R

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