Success rate of treatment for chronic plantar fasciitis six and 12 weeks
and one year after extracorporeal shock wave therapy or placebo. Values are
numbers (percentages) of patients unless stated otherwise
|
Variable and group
|
Baseline
|
Difference (95% CI)
|
6 weeks
|
Difference (95% CI)
|
12 weeks
|
Difference (95% CI)
|
1 year
|
Difference (95% CI)
|
Success rate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Therapy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
43/127 (34)
|
3.6 (-8.0 to 15.1)
|
—
|
|
Placebo
|
—
|
—
|
|
39/129 (30)
|
—
|
|
Roles and
Maudsley* score
1 or 2:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Therapy
|
0/135 (0)
|
Inclusion criterion
|
28/129 (22)
|
3.3 (-13.7 to 7.1)
|
58/127 (46)
|
5.4 (-7.0 to 17.5)
|
91/113 (81)
|
4.9 (-6.0 to 16.0)
|
Placebo
|
0/136 (0)
|
33/132 (25)
|
52/129 (40)
|
87/115 (76)
|
|
* Pain score according to Roles and
Maudsley.18
Only patients with score of 3 or 4 included, therefore no patient had 1 or
2 at baseline.