Pain and Fascia Thickness After Steroid Injection in Plantar Fasciitis

NCT07057505 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-41
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 33
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of local corticosteroid injection on pain, foot function index, and plantar fascia thickness in patients clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, and to determine whether local corticosteroid injection is an appropriate treatment option for plantar fasciitis. For this purpose, the study plans to assess plantar fascia thickness using ultrasonography, evaluate pain using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and investigate the impact on daily living activities in patients who have been clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and treated with local corticosteroid injections.

Conditions

Plantar Fasciitis

Keywords

plantar fasciitis; plantar fascia thickness; ultrasonographic evaluation; injection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Plantar fascia thickness

  Plantar fascia thickness measured by ultrasound

  The thickness measurement will be evaluated immediately after the injection and 1 month after the injection.

• Pain score

  Pain score assessed with a visual analog scale between 0 and 100

  Pain will be assessed with a visual analog scale immediately after injection and 1 month later

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Foot functions

  Foot functions will be assessed immediately after injection and 1 month after injection with the foot function index.

Study Arms (1)

Plantar Fasciitis Patients with Corticosteroid Injection

The study cohort consists of patients clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis who have received local corticosteroid injections as part of their treatment. These patients were selected based on clinical criteria for plantar fasciitis and have undergone at least one ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection targeting the affected plantar fascia.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

33 patients who volunteered to participate in the study and applied to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic of the SBÜ Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital and were diagnosed with plantar fasciitis clinically and received local corticosteroid injections will be included in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Patients who were clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and received corticosteroid injections

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy
• Patients who have had more than one corticosteroid injection in the last 6 months
• Patients with systemic inflammatory diseases
• Patients who have previously undergone surgery in the heel area
• Patients with a history of local trauma

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul physical therapy rehabilitation training and research hospital

Istanbul, Bahçelievler, 34188, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• ''Yalıman A, Şen Eİ, Eskiyurt N, Budiman-Mak E. Ayak Fonksiyon İndeksi'nin Plantar Fasiitli Hastalarda Türkçe'ye Çeviri ve Adaptasyonu. Türk Fiz Tıp Rehab Derg 2014;60:212-22''

  BACKGROUND

• Aggarwal P, Jirankali V, Garg SK. Evaluation of plantar fascia using high-resolution ultrasonography in clinically diagnosed cases of plantar fasciitis. Pol J Radiol. 2020 Jul 24;85:e375-e380. doi: 10.5114/pjr.2020.97955. eCollection 2020.

  PMID: 32817771 BACKGROUND

• McMillan AM, Landorf KB, Gilheany MF, Bird AR, Morrow AD, Menz HB. Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2012 May 22;344:e3260. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3260.

  PMID: 22619193 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fasciitis, Plantar

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fasciitis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Foot Diseases

Study Officials

• Mehmet Tekne, Resident Doctor

  Istanbul physical therapy rehabilitation training and research hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Nurdan Paker, Professor Doctor

  Istanbul physical therapy rehabilitation training and research hospital

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Mehmet Tekne, Resident Doctor

CONTACT

+905415473323; mehmettekne23@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2025
• First Posted: July 10, 2025
• Study Start: August 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 20, 2025
• Study Completion: December 20, 2025
• Last Updated: July 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)