Specific Acupuncture Protocol for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciosis

Plantar Fascitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized, Controlled, Multi-site Trial of a Specific Acupuncture Protocol for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciosis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04243343
• Other study ID #: FWH20200060H
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: November 2, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Determine if the addition of a specific acupuncture protocol to a standard of care prescribed exercise program is more effective at improving pain and function in adult patients with plantar fasciosis.

Description:

This is a randomized, controlled, multi-site trial investigating whether a specific acupuncture protocol can improve pain and function in adults with plantar fasciosis when added to standard of care treatment. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant improvement in both pain and functional outcomes, both acutely and over time, in the experimental group compared to the control group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: November 2, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: November 2, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 74 Years

Eligibility

**Patients must be able to get care at Nellis Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, or Eglin Air Force Base (a military installation) in order to participate in this study**

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female DoD beneficiaries, aged 18 to 74 years, who have been diagnosed with plantar fasciosis (in one or both of their feet) OR

• Patients meeting criteria of pain in the bottom of the foot/heel with first steps in the morning & tender to palpation over the medial calcaneal tubercle (where the plantar fascia inserts).

Those with acute and chronic diagnoses will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant

• Any of the following in the foot being included into the study:

• Active cellulitis of lower extremity

• Prior surgery for plantar fasciosis

• Steroid injections in the last 12 weeks for plantar fasciosis; if received in last 12 weeks subjects will be offered to be involved in the study after they have completed a 12 -week wash out period.

• If they have every had any prior acupuncture for plantar fasciosis using the defined Deep Ankle Local Periosteal points, any regenerative therapy to include proliferation therapy or platelet rich plasma therapy in the last 12 weeks for plantar fasciosis; if received in last 12 weeks subject will be offered to be involved in the study after they have completed a 12-week wash out period.

• Botox injections for plantar fasciosis injections in the last 12 weeks for plantar fasciosis; if received in last 12 weeks subject will be offered to be involved in the study after they have completed.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fasciitis
• Fasciitis, Plantar
• Plantar Fascitis

Intervention

Device:
• Intervention + Standard of care
Acupuncture with electrostimulation plus standard of care prescribed home exercise program for treatment of plantar fasciosis.

Other:
• Standard of care
Standard of care prescribed home exercise program for treatment of plantar fasciosis.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Scott AFB	Belleville	Illinois
United States	96th Medical Group	Eglin Air Force Base	Florida
United States	Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center	Nellis Air Force Base	Nevada

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
brett rasmussen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (20)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. It has been confirmed for reliability and validity in measuring both acute and chronic pain, and is currently the standard for pain measurement throughout DoD and VA health systems. The DVPRS has demonstrated linear scale qualities allowing parametric methods to be used	visit 1 (Day 1)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. It has been confirmed for reliability and validity in measuring both acute and chronic pain, and is currently the standard for pain measurement throughout DoD and VA health systems. The DVPRS has demonstrated linear scale qualities allowing parametric methods to be used	visit 2 (week 2)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. It has been confirmed for reliability and validity in measuring both acute and chronic pain, and is currently the standard for pain measurement throughout DoD and VA health systems. The DVPRS has demonstrated linear scale qualities allowing parametric methods to be used	visit 3 (week 4)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. It has been confirmed for reliability and validity in measuring both acute and chronic pain, and is currently the standard for pain measurement throughout DoD and VA health systems. The DVPRS has demonstrated linear scale qualities allowing parametric methods to be used	visit 4 (week 6)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. It has been confirmed for reliability and validity in measuring both acute and chronic pain, and is currently the standard for pain measurement throughout DoD and VA health systems. The DVPRS has demonstrated linear scale qualities allowing parametric methods to be used	visit 5 (week 12)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemental Questions	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. For clinicians to evaluate the biopsychosocial impact of pain.	visit 1 (Day 1)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemental Questions	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. For clinicians to evaluate the biopsychosocial impact of pain.	visit 2 (week 2)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemental Questions	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. For clinicians to evaluate the biopsychosocial impact of pain.	visit 3 (week 4)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemental Questions	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. For clinicians to evaluate the biopsychosocial impact of pain.	visit 4 (week 6)
Primary	Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemental Questions	For clinicians to evaluate the biopsychosocial impact of pain.	The DVPRS consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating severe pain. visit 5 (week 12)
Primary	Foot function index revised short (FFI-R short)	FFI-R short uses a likert questionnaire to document foot pain severity, foot stiffness, difficulty performing activities, activity limitation, and social issues related to affected foot.; It consists of 23 self-reported items divided into 3 subcategories on the basis of patient values: pain, disability and activity limitation.The patient has to score each question on a scale from 0 (no pain or difficulty) to 10 (worst pain imaginable or so difficult it requires help), that best describes their foot over the past week.	visit 1 (Day 1)
Primary	Foot function index revised short (FFI-R short)	FFI-R short uses a likert questionnaire to document foot pain severity, foot stiffness, difficulty performing activities, activity limitation, and social issues related to affected foot.; It consists of 23 self-reported items divided into 3 subcategories on the basis of patient values: pain, disability and activity limitation.The patient has to score each question on a scale from 0 (no pain or difficulty) to 10 (worst pain imaginable or so difficult it requires help), that best describes their foot over the past week.	visit 2 (week 2)
Primary	Foot function index revised short (FFI-R short)	FFI-R short uses a likert questionnaire to document foot pain severity, foot stiffness, difficulty performing activities, activity limitation, and social issues related to affected foot.; It consists of 23 self-reported items divided into 3 subcategories on the basis of patient values: pain, disability and activity limitation.The patient has to score each question on a scale from 0 (no pain or difficulty) to 10 (worst pain imaginable or so difficult it requires help), that best describes their foot over the past week.	visit 3 (week 4)
Primary	Foot function index revised short (FFI-R short)	FFI-R short uses a likert questionnaire to document foot pain severity, foot stiffness, difficulty performing activities, activity limitation, and social issues related to affected foot.; It consists of 23 self-reported items divided into 3 subcategories on the basis of patient values: pain, disability and activity limitation.The patient has to score each question on a scale from 0 (no pain or difficulty) to 10 (worst pain imaginable or so difficult it requires help), that best describes their foot over the past week.	visit 4 (week 6)
Primary	Foot function index revised short (FFI-R short)	FFI-R short uses a likert questionnaire to document foot pain severity, foot stiffness, difficulty performing activities, activity limitation, and social issues related to affected foot.; It consists of 23 self-reported items divided into 3 subcategories on the basis of patient values: pain, disability and activity limitation.The patient has to score each question on a scale from 0 (no pain or difficulty) to 10 (worst pain imaginable or so difficult it requires help), that best describes their foot over the past week.	visit 5 (week 12)

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