Ultrasound-guided Pulsed Radiofrequency for Plantar Fasciitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Although there are many conservative method for plantar fasciitis, patients might spend 2 years to achieve resolution. Recent study have shown that pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) lesioning of peripheral nerve can alleviate kinds of pain condition. However there are no studies of PRF lesioning of the tibial nerve in patients with plantar fascilitis by using ultrasound-guided (UG) techniques.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Yung-Tsan Wu
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Heel pain more than 3 months

• Age more than 20 year-old

• The increased thickness of plantar fascile (>4mm) measured by sonography

• Must be conscious

• Not receive steroid or other injection in plantar fascile in past 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cancer of any site

• Coagulopathy

• Pregnancy

• Inflammation status