Heel Spur Clinical Trial
Official title:
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Selected Physical and Kinesiotherapeutic Methods in Patients With Lower Calcaneal Spur
This study evaluates the effectiveness of physiotherapy and kinesiotherapy in patients with calcaneal spurs. the aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of calcaneal spurs treatment provided with extracorporeal shock wave therapy, ultrasound therapy, electric field diathermy associated with kinesiotherapy and sham laser in combination with kinesiotherapy. In each group kinesiotherapy treatment is the same and consists of an eight-minute massage of posterior lower leg muscles and plantar aponeurosis stretching.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 120 |
Est. completion date | June 2018 |
Est. primary completion date | August 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 40 Years to 75 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - heel spur (calcaneal spur) diagnosed by a doctor based on X-ray examination, diagnostic ultrasonography or MR - signed informed consent - heel pain for at least one month Exclusion Criteria: - pregnancy - generalized acute infection (fever, cough, runny nose) - local infection in the treated leg (wound, swelling) - cancer - injections of corticosteroids in the last six weeks - pacemaker - acute inflammation of the joints of the lower limbs - inflammation of the veins - Fresh fractures, post-traumatic - osteoporosis - Reynaud's disease - Burger disease - atherosclerosis - after surgery condition before removing stitches - High blood pressure - after CT with contrast condition in the last two weeks - The state of the lumbar puncture - Strong imbalance - Condition after myocardial infarction in the last six weeks - Rheumatoid arthritis - Ankylosing spondylitis - Significant leg ulcers - diabetes - The risk of bleeding in the muscle tissue - Thromboangiitis - Hypersensitivity skin in the treated section - A tendency to hemorrhage - Pathological arrogance bone under the skin in the treated section - Metal implants and surgical implants in the area of the lower limb subjected to therapy |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Poland | Non-public health care facility "NZOZ Komed" | Lodz |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Medical Universtity of Lodz |
Poland,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Score (AOFAS) - Change | The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Score (AOFAS) is one of most widely used clinician-reporting tools for foot and ankle conditions. Developed in 1994, it is a clinician-based score that measures outcomes for four different anatomic regions of the foot: The ankle-hindfoot, midfoot, metatarsophalangeal (MTP)-interphalangeal (IP) for the hallux, and MTP-IP for the lesser toes. The four anatomic regions of the AOFAS are all represented by a different version of the survey with each tool designed to be used independently. The questionnaire consists of nine items that are distributed over three categories: Pain (40 points), function (50 points) and alignment (10 points). These are all scored together for a total of 100 points. |
Change from before the treatment and right after the treatment. Also change from after the treatment at 2 months. | No |
Primary | The SF-36v2 Health Survey (SF-36v2) - Change | The SF-36v2 Health Survey is a multipurpose, short-form health survey with 36 questions that yields an eight-scale profile of functional health and well-being, as well as two psychometrically based physical and mental health summary measures and a preference-based health utility index. Like its predecessor, the SF-36 Health Survey , the SF-36v2 is a generic measure of health status, as opposed to one that targets a specific age, disease, or treatment group. It has proven useful for conducting surveys of general and specific populations, comparing the relative burden of diseases, and differentiating the health benefits produced by a wide range of treatments. | Change from before the treatment and right after the treatment. Also change from after the treatment at 2 months. | No |
Primary | The Laitinen Pain Indicator Questionnaire | The Laitinen Pain Indicator Questionnaire is subjective and point tool which is used to assess the level of pain. Patients have to evaluate four indicators: pain intensity, the frequency of pain, the frequency of use of analgesics and physical activity limitations. Each indicator score is assigned from 0 to 4, with 0 being no problem, and four being a maximum problem. | Change from before the treatment and right after the treatment. Also change from after the treatment at 2 months. | No |
Secondary | Two weights test | The two weights test is measures the uniformity of the load of the lower limbs. The patient gets the right lower limb on one scale and another limb on the other scale. By standing on the scales must look ahead. The range of measurement error is five kilograms. | Patients will be screened using this scale three times: before treatment, immediately after its completion and two months after the end of therapy. | No |
Secondary | Heel standing test | The heel standing test is to measure the intensity of pain experienced by burdening calcaneus. The patient is standing by the wall and must stand on both heel bones at the same time, then turn on the right calcaneus and then on the left calcaneus. Each of the three above mentioned activities is assessed using a three-point scale, depending on the feasibility of the task by the patient: job done at 100-75% without much problem, the task done at 75-25% with difficulty, the task done at 25-0% with great difficulty, or not done at all. The test was created for this study and a researcher authorship. |
Patients will be screened using this scale three times: before treatment, immediately after its completion and two months after the end of therapy. | No |
Secondary | The Visual Analogue Scale | The visual analogue scale is a measurement instrument that is used for subjective assessment of pain made by the patient. The pain can be evaluated in a ten-point scale, where one represents no pain and ten is the pain unbearable. | Patients will be screened using this scale three times: before treatment, immediately after its completion and two months after the end of therapy. | No |
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