Pain and Fascia Thickness After Steroid Injection in Plantar Fasciitis

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Plantar Fasciitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07057505

2025-41

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 33 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

33 participants in 1 patient group

Plantar Fasciitis Patients with Corticosteroid Injection

Description:

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.