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Trial History Detail on 2013-10-18

CUHK_CCT00380

2013-10-11

Prospective

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ITF

Dept of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, CUHK

Institute of Chinese Medicine

Dr. Ernie Fung

Institute of Chinese Medicine, 5/F, School of Public Health, PWH

2252-8863

fungchakhei@cuhk.edu.hk

Institute of Chinese Medicine, CUHK

Prof. Leung Kim HUNG

Room 74038, 5/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, PWH

2632 2723

leungkimhung@cuhk.edu.hk

Dept. of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, CUHK

A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Novel Herbal patch for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis

A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Novel Herbal patch for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis

使用中藥抗炎霜治療足底筋膜炎

Novel Herbal Patch for Plantar Fasciitis

HKSAR

Yes

2013-10-04

Plantar Fasciitis

Other

A topical herbal patch

A novel herbal patch

Maximum 6 weeks or until pain disappears

Single Arm study, no comparative treatment

-Unilateral or bilateral plantar fasciitis
-Male and female volunteers
-Ages of 18 or above
-Had plantar fasciitis of one or both feet for more than 30 days
-Signed informed consent

-Patients with ulcerations
-Allergic to herbs
-Treatment of the condition by a physician, physical therapist, or chiropractor within the last 30 days,
-Dysfunction of foot or ankle (for example, instability)
-Arthrosis or arthritis of the foot
-Infections or tumors of the lower extremity
-Neurological abnormalities, nerve entrapment (for example, tarsal tunnel syndrome)
-Vascular abnormality (for example, severe varicosities, chronic ischemia)
-Operative treatment of the heel spur
-Pregnancy

18

80

Both Male and Female

Interventional

Not Applicable

Uncontrolled

Open label

Single group

2013-10-25

10

Recruiting

State of local pain at the end of 6 weeks’ topical treatment assessed by Ultrasound imaging, Pain Scales, Questionnaire.

Image changes of the plantar fascia after treatment and inflammation marker at 6 weeks.

No

2014-08-13


Yes

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