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The clinical effect of ultrasound-guided needle-knife release of the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle aponeurosis on heel pain under the guidance of the theory of

The clinical effect of ultrasound-guided needle-knife release of the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle aponeurosis on heel pain under the guidance of the theory of

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300068801
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-03-01
Start date
2023-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-22

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Conditions

Painful heel syndrome

Interventions

Test group:Ultrasound-guided release of the medial head tendon of the gastrocnemius muscle at the transverse popliteal stripe

Sponsors

Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for painful heel syndrome. 2. 18 years 3 months. 4. No combined fracture, bone tumor, or foot deformity on frontal X-ray in the weight-bearing position of the foot. 5. No mental and neurological disorders and can understand the scale correctly.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Systemic diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and entrapment of the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve resulting in achalasia. 2. With ischemic heart disease, chronic cardiac insufficiency, chronic liver insufficiency, chronic renal insufficiency and other diseases that cannot tolerate treatment 3. Diabetes mellitus with poor glycemic control, fasting blood glucose over 10.0 mmol/L. 4. Patients with bleeding disorders and localized foot infections. 5. Not cooperating with treatment and not able to follow up regularly. 6. Patients who have received other treatment methods within one week before the visit. 7. Those who have difficulty in understanding the contents of the scale and cannot judge the degree of their own pain.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
AOFAS (American orthopedic foot and ankle society) ;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Visual Analogue Scale;Plantar pressure;3D Gait;Isometric muscle strength test;Plantar fascia thickness;Ankle dorsiflexion angle check;Tissue Muscle tone test;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRao Yi

Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

raoyi1989@126.com+86 188 0113 6695

Outcome results

None listed

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