Treatments for long-term heel pain with a heel spur
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests two treatments for long-lasting heel pain (plantar fasciitis) with a heel spur: a cortisone shot and a procedure using heat to calm the pain (radiofrequency ablation). The study will also use ultrasound to look at how stiff the tissue is, which may help guide treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have had plantar fasciitis (heel pain) for at least 6 months
- Your foot pain scores at least 4 out of 10 on a standard pain scale
- Your doctor has confirmed a heel spur (a small bone growth) on an X-ray or ultrasound
- You have already tried at least one standard treatment such as physical therapy, shoe inserts, anti-inflammatory medicine, night splints, kinesio taping, steroid injections, or shock wave therapy
- You have not received a steroid injection or shock wave therapy in the last 3 months
- You do not have diabetes, cancer, a pacemaker, or a history of foot trauma
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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