Overview

Infracalcaneal Peppering Injection Technique for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2026-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Although no single treatment has shown superiority, short-term pain relief may be offered via a targeted local corticosteroid injection (CSI), used often in combination with local anesthetic (LA), which may reduce plantar fasciitis symptoms for up to 1 month. Moreover, administering a CSI is relatively quick and easy for any Provider to perform, though it is not without potential deleterious side effects and risks, including fibroblast degradation, fat pad atrophy, skin depigmentation, and even plantar fascia rupture.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Anesthetics, Local