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A randomized controlled study of acupoint selection by extracorporeal shock wave along meridians in the treatment of heel pain

A randomized controlled study of acupoint selection by extracorporeal shock wave along meridians in the treatment of heel pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900027982
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-12-07
Start date
2019-12-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heel pain

Interventions

Sponsors

Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. meet the diagnostic criteria of western medicine: (1) clinical manifestations: slow onset, mostly in the middle-aged and elderly obese people, mostly on one side, with a history of several months or years; pain in the heel, aggravated by walking; typical people stand up in the morning or sit up for a long time, severe pain in the heel, relieved after walking for a while, but aggravated after walking or standing for a long time; (2) signs: no Obvious swelling or slight swelling, tenderness on the metatarsal surface or side of the calcaneus; if the calcaneus is hyperosteogeny, the bony process can be touched; (3) X-ray manifestations: hyperosteogeny is common. 2. the first time of onset, the course of disease is within 1 month; 3. the age is more than 18 years old; 4. sign the informed consent, agree to receive treatment and cooperate with the follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patients with hemorrhagic diseases and coagulation disorders may cause local tissue bleeding, untreated, incurable or incurable hemorrhagic diseases; 2. patients with local skin damage, local or systemic inflammation or infection, and joint infection may occur; 3. ankle injury caused by acute trauma, such as muscle, tendon rupture, fracture, etc; 4. serious primary diseases such as heart, cerebrovascular disease, lung, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system; 5. osteomyelitis of calcaneus, tuberculosis of calcaneus, tumor of calcaneus and local infection; 6. psychopaths.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS;AOFOS??;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
SF36 score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJie Ye

Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine

yejie1977@126.com+86 133 0188 0301

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026