Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis With Platelet Rich Plasma

NCT ID: NCT01127672

Last Updated: 2014-04-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this investigator-initiated study is to clinically evaluate the efficacy of a new treatment for plantar fasciitis. This treatment consists of a platelet rich plasma injection into the origin of the plantar fascia. It is thought that plasma rich plasma injection will dramatically improve outcomes for patients suffering from plantar fasciitis.

Subjects will be randomized by choosing a slip of paper from an envelope. This process will randomize 25 patients to the experimental group, and 25 patients to the control. The experimental group will undergo a blood draw, allowing for an injection of platelet rich plasma into the origin of the plantar fascia. The control group will undergo a corticosteroid injection into the plantar fascia as the sole treatment. Patients will be followed for three months for pain, and will fill out questionnaires at the initial visit prior to receiving the injection, as well as six and twelve weeks post injection.

These questionnaires will give insight into functionality and pain changes that the plantar fascia is experiencing due to treatment.

Subjects will be outpatients. Subjects may include employees, students, minorities, and elderly, although no subsets of these will be formed.

Subjects will be between 18 and 89 years of age.

In total, subject participation will last approximately 3 months.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Plantar Fasciitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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control

corticosteroid injection into the origin of the plantar fascia

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

corticosteroid injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Under sterile conditions, patients will receive a 4 cc injection consisting of 2 cc Celestone Soluspan (6mg/ml) and 2 cc of 1% lidocaine into the origin of the plantar fascia, administered by an orthopedic surgeon.

This will be done using a plantar approach. A peppering technique spreading in clockwise manner will be used to achieve a more expansive zone of delivery, with a maximum of 10 passes through the fascia itself.

The patient will be monitored for 10 minutes in clinic for adverse reactions.

experimental

platelet rich plasma injection into the origin of the plantar fascia

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

platelet rich plasma

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

30 ml of a patient's own blood will be collected via blood draw, maintaining sterile technique. This will then be spun down using a Magellan Autologous Platelet Separator System, yielding platelet rich plasma (PRP).

Under sterile conditions, patients will receive a 3 cc PRP injection (consisting of their own PRP) with 1 cc of 2% lidocaine into the origin of the plantar fascia, administered by an orthopedic surgeon.

This will be done using a plantar approach. A peppering technique spreading in clockwise manner will be used to achieve a more expansive zone of delivery, with a maximum of 10 passes through the fascia itself.

The patient will be monitored for 10 minutes in clinic for adverse reactions.

Interventions

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platelet rich plasma

30 ml of a patient's own blood will be collected via blood draw, maintaining sterile technique. This will then be spun down using a Magellan Autologous Platelet Separator System, yielding platelet rich plasma (PRP).

Under sterile conditions, patients will receive a 3 cc PRP injection (consisting of their own PRP) with 1 cc of 2% lidocaine into the origin of the plantar fascia, administered by an orthopedic surgeon.

This will be done using a plantar approach. A peppering technique spreading in clockwise manner will be used to achieve a more expansive zone of delivery, with a maximum of 10 passes through the fascia itself.

The patient will be monitored for 10 minutes in clinic for adverse reactions.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

corticosteroid injection

Under sterile conditions, patients will receive a 4 cc injection consisting of 2 cc Celestone Soluspan (6mg/ml) and 2 cc of 1% lidocaine into the origin of the plantar fascia, administered by an orthopedic surgeon.

This will be done using a plantar approach. A peppering technique spreading in clockwise manner will be used to achieve a more expansive zone of delivery, with a maximum of 10 passes through the fascia itself.

The patient will be monitored for 10 minutes in clinic for adverse reactions.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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platelet rich plasma - PRP xylocaine betamethasone injectable suspension xylocaine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients presenting with complaints of plantar heel pain, worse with rising in morning and/or after periods of sitting or lying presenting for at least 4 weeks
* Examination reveals maximal tenderness at the attachment of the plantar fascia on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus
* Willingness to participate in an investigational technique
* Willingness to forgo any other concomitant conservative treatment modality; NSAIDS and orthotic devices during the study period

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous surgery for heel pain
* Nerve related symptoms (radiculopathy, tarsal tunnel syndrome, tarsi sinus syndrome)
* Patient with complex regional pain syndrome
* Achilles tendon pathology
* RA, DM, local or systemic infection, PVD, metabolic disease such as gout, clotting disorder, anticoagulation therapy
* Patients that are pregnant or breastfeeding
* Patients with metastatic cancer
* Dysfunction of the knee, ankle, or foot
* Work related or compensable injury
* Previous treatment: corticosteroid injection in the last 6 months or NSAIDs treatment within the last 7 days
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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William Bunnell

Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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William P Bunnell, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University Department of Orthopaedics

Locations

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Loma Linda University Orthopaedic Center

San Bernadino, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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League AC. Current concepts review: plantar fasciitis. Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Mar;29(3):358-66. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0358. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18348838 (View on PubMed)

Sampson S, Gerhardt M, Mandelbaum B. Platelet rich plasma injection grafts for musculoskeletal injuries: a review. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2008 Dec;1(3-4):165-74. doi: 10.1007/s12178-008-9032-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19468902 (View on PubMed)

Lee TG, Ahmad TS. Intralesional autologous blood injection compared to corticosteroid injection for treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. A prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Foot Ankle Int. 2007 Sep;28(9):984-90. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0984.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17880872 (View on PubMed)

Kitaoka HB, Alexander IJ, Adelaar RS, Nunley JA, Myerson MS, Sanders M. Clinical rating systems for the ankle-hindfoot, midfoot, hallux, and lesser toes. Foot Ankle Int. 1994 Jul;15(7):349-53. doi: 10.1177/107110079401500701.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7951968 (View on PubMed)

Kon E, Filardo G, Delcogliano M, Presti ML, Russo A, Bondi A, Di Martino A, Cenacchi A, Fornasari PM, Marcacci M. Platelet-rich plasma: new clinical application: a pilot study for treatment of jumper's knee. Injury. 2009 Jun;40(6):598-603. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.026. Epub 2009 Apr 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19380129 (View on PubMed)

Mishra A, Pavelko T. Treatment of chronic elbow tendinosis with buffered platelet-rich plasma. Am J Sports Med. 2006 Nov;34(11):1774-8. doi: 10.1177/0363546506288850. Epub 2006 May 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16735582 (View on PubMed)

Barrett S, Erredge S. Growth factor for chronic plantar fasciitis. Podiatry Today. 17: 37-42, 2004.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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59295

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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