Gastrocnemius Recession vs. Conservative Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Plantar Fasciitis

Treatments: Procedure: surgical proximal medial gastrocnemius recession

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02116478

2013/2055

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to compare the clinical results for patients suffering from plantar fasciitis treated with gastrocnemius recession vs. conservative treatment.

Full description

All patients will be instructed in stretching exercises. Half of the patients will be randomized to proximal medial gastrocnemius recession. All patients will be followed for 1 year. Additional long term follow-up will be 6 years after inclusion

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Symptoms of plantar fasciitis lasting more than 12 months.
• Isolated gastrocnemius contracture

Exclusion criteria

• No previous surgery to foot or ankle
• No active arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

gastrocnemius recession

Experimental group

Description:

gastrocnemius recession

Treatment:

Procedure: surgical proximal medial gastrocnemius recession