Fat Grafting for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy
Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy focused on measuring pedal, atrophy, fat grafting, adipose tissue
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 years or older and able to provide informed consent
- Patients with foot pain at the plantar surface of the foot near the head of the metacarpals
- 6 months post any surgical intervention to the foot
- Willing and able to comply with follow up examinations, including ultrasounds and pedobarographic studies
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age less than 18 years
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Feet with open ulcerations or osteomyelitis
- Diabetics: Type I and II
- Active infection anywhere in the body
- Diagnosed with cancer within the last 12 months and /or presently receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment
- Known coagulopathy
- Systemic disease that would render the fat harvest and injection procedure, along with associated anesthesia, unsafe to the patient.
- Pregnancy
- Subjects with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder (Subjects who are found to be stable on medication and receive psychiatric clearance could be eligible for study participation per the Physician's discretion).
- Tobacco use: Last use within 1 year per patient report
Sites / Locations
- UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Other
Other
Pathway A
Pathway B
Screening visit followed by pedal fat grafting procedure with local anesthetic and visits at: 1 week Post op study visit 2 (1 month) Post op study visit 3 (2 month) Post op study visit 4 (6 month) Post op study visit 5 (12 month) Crossover to standard podiatry visits Study visit 6 (18 months) Study visit 7 (24 months)
Screening visit followed by: Study visit 1 (6months) Study Visit 2 (12 months) Crossover to Pathway A pedal fat grafting procedure and local anesthetic and visits at: 1 week Post op study visit 2 (1 month post procedure) Post op study visit 3 (2 month post procedure) Post op study visit 4 (6 month post procedure) Post op study visit 5 (12 month post procedure)