Corrective Calcaneal Kinesiology Tape in Adolescents With Pronated Foot

Physical Disability Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Corrective Calcaneal Kinesiology Tape on Pain, Function and Sonographic Picture of Plantar Fascia in Adolescents With Pronated Foot

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06146959
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/004632
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Beni-Suef University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to find the effect of a program of corrective kinesiotaping on pain intensity, foot function, and the sonographic picture of plantar fascia in adolescents with pronated feet.This study hypothesizes that there will be a statistically significant effect of a program of application of the corrective technique of kinesiotaping on plantar heel pain, foot function, and the sonographic picture of plantar fascia in a sample of Egyptian adolescents suffering from pronated feet.

Description:

This study will be conducted to find the effect of a program of corrective kinesiotaping on pain intensity, foot function, and the sonographic picture of the plantar fascia in adolescents with pronated feet. Thirty adolescents suffering from plantar heel pain associated with pronated feet will be included in this study. They will be distributed randomly into 2 groups: Group A will receive corrective kinesiotaping (50-75% stretch) for 4 weeks, 2 times per week with 1 day of rest; Group B will receive a placebo non-corrective kinesiotaping (without tension) with no mechanical correction of the calcaneus; and Group C will receive a home program of intrinsic foot strengthening and stretching exercises. Data will be collected pre- and post-intervention for all groups by using the visual analog scale (VAS), the first two subscales of foot function index (FFI), and a sonographic picture of the foot for each adolescent. Participants will be recruited from outpatient clinics and schools.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: January 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children with unilateral or bilateral plantar fasciitis.
• pronated foot or foot on weightbearing in the navicular drops test.
• Pain and tenderness to palpation at the medial tubercle of the calcaneus for a minimum of 6 weeks and maximum of 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Corticosteroid injection of the heel within the past 3 months.
• Posterior heel pain.
• Systemic inflammatory conditions.
• Diabetes.
• Surgery of the foot.
• Neuromuscular conditions e.g. CP.
• Individuals with BMI > 25.
• Individuals engaged in regular athletic activities

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Disability
• Physical Therapy Modalities

Intervention

Device:
• Corrective Kinesiology taping
corrective kinesiology tape is a form of biomechanical tape that is used with specific tension to get a corrective effect
• Non corrective kinesiology tape
Non-corrective kinesiology tape is a form of biomechanical tape that is used without any tension

Other:
• Home exercise program
Intrinsic foot strengthening and stretching exercises

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Tayseer Younes	Cairo	Al Qahirah

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Beni-Suef University	Azhar University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Diagnostic ultrasound	A sonographic picture of plantar fascia	4 weeks
Primary	Pain Visual Analogue Scale	minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 10 ; higher scores means worse outcome	4 weeks
Secondary	Foot function Index	This questionnaire has been designed to give therapists information on how foot pain has affected your ability to to manage in everyday life. each question on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable)	4 weeks