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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02546115
Other study ID # UHL - 11335
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 2014
Est. completion date October 2016

Study information

Verified date February 2020
Source University Hospitals, Leicester
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess whether the provision of a tension night splint (TNS) device has any additional benefit in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis, compared to routine care comprising physiotherapy & podiatry alone.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date October 2016
Est. primary completion date October 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 120 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients age >18 with symptoms of plantar fasciitis for >3 months

2. Diagnostic imaging confirming plantar fasciitis (either US or MRI acceptable)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Current or previous partial or full-thickness tear of the Achilles tendon or plantar fascia (either clinically suspected or proven on imaging)

2. Current or previous calf muscle injury

3. Previous use of tension night splint

4. Diabetic neuropathy, or other sensory / sensorimotor disturbance

5. Lower limb vascular compromise

6. Fragile skin, or skin wounds on lower leg

7. Subjects with impaired mobility which prevents safe and effective application of the Tension Night Splint

8. Any other condition which it is thought may be aggravated by the use of a tension night splint

9. Subjects unable to give valid consent for the study

10. Subjects who state that they are unable or unwilling to undergo the home-based structured rehabilitation programme as a part of the study process

11. Subjects who are unable to attend the follow-up appointment required at the end of the study

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
tension night splint
this is the use of a commercially available tension night splint device, to be worn by the patient
Other:
standard practice - a structured rehabilitation programme
this is the standardised structured rehabilitation programme of home exercises given to patients, with supporting literature, and instructions on how to progress the regime themselves

Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospitals, Leicester

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Reduction in pain as assessed by a 0-10 visual analogue scale (VAS) primary outcome time = 3 months
Secondary improvement in function as assessed by validated PROMs as described below several validated Patient rated Outcome Measures (PROMS) are used in this study, including: FFI-r, FAAM, and MOXFQ 3 months - end point
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