Heel pain surgery shows promise for tough cases
NCT ID NCT07436923
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a surgery called calcaneal osteotomy for adults with severe plantar fasciosis that hasn't improved with other treatments. The surgery aims to reduce tension on the plantar fascia without cutting it. Researchers will measure pain and foot function in 11 participants over 12 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 11 people
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- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * All adult patients with age range from 18 to 65 years with unilateral or bilateral planter fasciosis after clinical and radiological diagnosis confirmation, who failed conservative treatment for at least 6 months or recurrent cases. * MRI \& US proof of planter fasciosis showing thickness of planter fascia \>4mm Exclusion Criteria: * All other causes of heel pain including polyneuropathy, planter fascia rupture, seronegative arthropathies, rheumatoid arthritis in bilateral cases, abscess or neoplasm affecting the soft tissue, and bone occult fracture or infection. * Age groups below 18 years old and above 65 years old. * Plantar fasciosis cases having pes planus with diffuse foot pain not only localized to the planter fascia origin (the medial tubercle of the calcaneus - a bony prominence on the inferomedial aspect of the calcaneus). * Diabetic patients * Primary tarsal tunnel syndrome (not presented secondary to a deformity or another cause)
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