The clinical picture of calcaneal spur with plantar fasciitis is a debilitating disease that is difficult to treat with conservative and interventional measures. Radiotherapy has shown very good therapeutic results in retrospective data, which need to be clinically confirmed both subjectively and in terms of image morphology in a prospective approach. Primary objective of the study: To demonstrate a clinical benefit of LDRT: improvement of pain, functionality and quality of life after LDRT
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
35
LDRT using MRI-based imaging techniques by developing an MRI imaging protocol, deep learning-based image enhancement and resolution increase.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Translational Radiobiology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Proof of clinical benefit of LDRT using pain scale
Visual analog scale: pain scale from 0-10 (0..no pain - 10..worst pain)
Time frame: 36 months
Proof of clinical benefit of LDRT using QoL
QoL: SF-8 (Short Form-8 Health Survey), scale from 0-100 (0..worst score - 100..best score)
Time frame: 36 months
Proof of clinical benefit of LDRT using Calcaneodynia score
Calcaneodynia score, scale from 0-100 (0..worst performance - 100..best performance)
Time frame: 36 months
Proof of clinical benefit of LDRT using AOFAS Hindfoot Scale
AOFAS Hindfoot Scale, Score ranges from 0 to 100, with healthy ankles receiving 100 points.
Time frame: 36 months
Proof of clinical benefit of LDRT using Roles and Maudsley Scale
Roles and Maudsley scale is a 4-point subjective assessment used to evaluate patient pain and limitations in daily activities following treatment. It ranges from 1 (excellent result, no symptoms) to 4 (poor result, symptoms identical or worse than before treatment).
Time frame: 36 months
Proof of an objectifiable clinical benefit of LDRT using MRI-based imaging techniques by developing an MRI imaging protocol
Time frame: 36 months
Correlation of subjective pain parameters with laboratory chemical examinations.
Time frame: 36 months
Correlation of subjective pain parameters, gait analyses and tendon elasticity with inflammatory components in the patient serum.
Time frame: 36 months
Correlation of immune cell subpopulations with disease severity by correlating them with MRI and laboratory findings.
Time frame: 36 months
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