Effectiveness of Saline Water and Lidocaine Injections for the Treatment of Intractable Plantar Keratoma

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-09-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

An intractable plantar keratoma (IPK) is a conical thickening of the epidermis' stratum corneum and a common cause of foot pain which can have a significant, detrimental impact on the mobility, quality of life and independence of individuals. Conservative treatments are currently offered to patients with IPK, but they are unsatisfactory since they do not offer a sufficient or permanent reduction of symptoms. The purpose of this study was the evaluation of the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of innovative treatments for intractable plantar keratoma (IPK)

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having a painful IPK for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ongoing pregnancy or breastfeeding

• Severe cardiovascular or neurological disease

• Immunosuppressed status

• Presence of a plantar ulcer

• Allergy to lidocaine

• History of keloid or hypertrophic scar

• Simultaneous painful plantar syndrome unrelated to the presence of an IPK