Heel spur

Summary

Heel spur (MONDO:0002209) is a disease and 19 clinical trials. A subtype of exostosis — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).

At a glance

• Clinical trials: 19

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

Field	Value
Canonical name	heel spur
Mondo ID	MONDO:0002209
MeSH	D036982
DOID	DOID:210
ICD-10-CM	M77.3
SNOMED CT	55260003
UMLS	C0158322
MedGen	57853
Anatomy (UBERON)	UBERON:0001450
Is cancer (heuristic)	no

Also known as: calcaneal spur · calcaneus exostosis

Disease family

This is a subtype of exostosis. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › musculoskeletal system disorder › skeletal system disorder › bone disorder › bone remodeling disease › hyperostosis › exostosis › heel spur

Related subtypes (2): hereditary multiple osteochondromas, Heberden’s node

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.

Genes & proteins

No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).

Function

No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.

Therapeutics

No druggable-target or therapeutic data for this disease’s cohort.

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 19.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

Phase	Trials
Not specified	19

Top trials by phase / activity

NCT	Phase	Status	Title
NCT06740617	Not specified	NOT_YET_RECRUITING	Evaluation Of Balance And Ankle Proprioception In Calcaneal Spur Patients
NCT06969820	Not specified	NOT_YET_RECRUITING	Establishment and Evaluation of Standardized Clinical, Biological and Imaging Parameters to Assess the Response of LDRT in Heel Spur With Plantar Fasciitis
NCT06983457	Not specified	ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING	Comparative Effects of TherapeuticU and Shockwave Therapy on Pain and QOL in Patients With Chronic Heel Spur Pain
NCT07463794	Not specified	ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING	Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Whole Body Vibration Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis
NCT07537907	Not specified	ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING	Inferior Calcaneal Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Heel Pain
NCT01510249	Not specified	COMPLETED	A Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacies of Ultrasound and Shock Wave Therapy in the Patients With Calcaneal Spur
NCT02934100	Not specified	UNKNOWN	Evaluation of Effectiveness of Selected Physical and Kinesiotherapeutic Methods in Patients With Lower Calcaneal Spur
NCT03040557	Not specified	COMPLETED	Flexible Footwear and Insole in Heel Pain
NCT03907085	Not specified	COMPLETED	The Effect of High Intensity Laser Therapy in the Management of Painful Calcaneal Spur
NCT04836845	Not specified	COMPLETED	Comparation of Radial and Focused Extracorporeal Shock Waves in Calcaneal Spur: A Randomised Sham-controlled Trial
NCT05373225	Not specified	UNKNOWN	Shockwave Phonophoresis on Calcaneal Spur Patients
NCT05885243	Not specified	UNKNOWN	Evaluation of the Efficiency of ESWT and Custom İnsoles Produced With Podometric Measurement in the Treatment of Painful Heel Spurs (ESWT: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy)
NCT06067659	Not specified	COMPLETED	Comparison Of The Treatment Effects Of Different Methods In Patients With Calcaneal Spur
NCT06104410	Not specified	UNKNOWN	Optimization of Fractionation Schedules of Heel Spur Radiotherapy Prospective Randomized Open-label Trial
NCT06240507	Not specified	COMPLETED	Posterior Tibial Nerve PRF vs Intralesional RFT for Painful Calcaneal Spur and Plantar Fasciitis
NCT06510673	Not specified	COMPLETED	Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, High Power-LASER & Platelet-rich Protein on Pain and Function in Females With Calcaneal Spur A Randomized Comparative Study.
NCT06533683	Not specified	COMPLETED	Effects of Kinesio Taping and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Calcaneal Spur
NCT06535724	Not specified	COMPLETED	Endoscopic Debridement of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
NCT07588776	Not specified	COMPLETED	Effect of Myofascial Release With and Without Taping in Patient With Heel Spur: