None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus normal saline (placebo) for treatment of chronic pain beneath the heel (plantar fasciitis).
Interventions
Ultrasound guided injection of the plantar fascia with 1mL of 4mg/mL dexamethasone sodium phosphate
Sponsors
Department of Podiatry, La Trobe University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
History of pain beneath the heel for minimum 8 weeks Minimum heel pain magnitude of 20mm on visual analogue scale Sensitivity to palpation of medial calcaneal tubercle and/or the proximal plantar fascia Minimum plantar fascia thickness value of 4.0mm as measured by ultrasound
Exclusion criteria
Corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis within previous 6 months. Known hypersensitivity to lignocaine or dexamethasone. Current skin or soft tissue infection near injection site. Current pregnancy. Systemic inflammatory disease. Diabetes Mellitus. Previous local surgery or trauma. Commencement of any treatment for plantar fasciitis within four weeks prior to enrolment
Outcome results
None listed