Can less radiation still soothe heel spur pain?
NCT ID NCT07546240
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a lower dose of radiation can relieve pain from heel spurs just as well as the standard dose. About 366 adults with chronic heel pain that hasn't improved with other treatments will receive one of three radiation schedules. The goal is to find a gentler option that still works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-dose radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less intense radiation option that still provides significant pain relief for people with stubborn heel spur pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-sized trial testing a well-known treatment, so the main risk is that the lower dose may not be as effective as the standard dose. Radiation also carries small long-term risks, though doses here are very low.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 366 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 40 years or older. * Clinically confirmed painful Heel Spur Syndrome (plantar fasciitis) persisting for at least 3 months * No effect from previous orthopaedic, physical, or analgesic treatments. * General performance status ZUBROD 0-3. * Exclusion of other local conditions. * Patient readiness for follow-up contact. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior radiotherapy for heel spur. * Local use of corticosteroids within 4 weeks before planned radiotherapy. * Previous trauma, surgery to the foot on the same side. * Systemic diseases (eg collagen vascular disease). * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Lack of written informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch
RECRUITINGGliwice, 44-102, Poland
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