| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN57762240 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 30/09/2004 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0188130055 |
| Public title | Ultrasound guided versus palpation guided steroid injection for plantar fascitis: Randomised prospective trial |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Musculoskeletal Diseases: Plantar fasciitis |
| Study hypothesis | To determine whether ultrasound guided injection gives superior results to palpation guided steroid injection in plantar fasciitis. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom
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| Participants - inclusion criteria | Patients with clinical features of plantar fascitis who present in the orthopaedic clinic will be approached to participate in the study. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/08/2003 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/12/2006 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 40 patients |
| Interventions | Comparison of steroid injection for the treatment of plantar fasciitis without ultrasound scan guidance and with ultrasound scan guidance. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Mr G McLauchlan |
| Contact details | Orthopaedics
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Preston
United Kingdom
PR2 9HT |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)1772 716565 |
| Contact email | George.McLauchlan@lthtr.nhs.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN57762240 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
