Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled multicentre trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with placebo in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis.

Design

Randomised, blinded, multicentre trial with parallel group design.

Setting

Nine hospitals and one outpatient clinic in Germany.

Participants

272 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis recalcitrant to conservative therapy for at least six months: 135 patients were allocated extracorporeal shock wave therapy and 137 were allocated placebo.

Main outcome measures

Primary end point was the success rate 12 weeks after intervention based on the Roles and Maudsley score. Secondary end points encompassed subjective pain ratings and walking ability up to a year after the last intervention.

Results

The pri

SUBMITTER: Haake M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC164919 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature