Comparative effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy, local corticosteroid injection and dextrose prolotherapy in treatment of chronic planter fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202504633378954

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-14

Start date

2023-03-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

ESWT

Local Steroids injection.

Prolotherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients over 19 years old, with symptomatic heel pain for more than 3 months. 2. Unsuccessful response to conservative treatment with NSAIDs, physiotherapy and stretch exercises. 3. Patients with bilateral planter fasciitis, the side with more pronounced symptoms will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Systemic inflammatory and rheumatic diseases. 2. Patients having diabetes mellitus. 3. Bleeding disorders. 4. Infection. 5. Malignancy. 6. Peripheral neuropathy. 7. Skin lesion on the heel.Previous surgery or trauma to foot and ankle. 8. Patients underwent local steroid injection therapy within 3 months or took non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within 2 weeks before treatment. 9. Pregnancy and lactation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of foot pain and function.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
improve thickness of plantar fascia detected by ultrasound	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMaha Morsi

Assistant lecturer

nohahosni555@gmail.com01029061720

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026