Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT04967703 |
Other study ID # |
H-13-S-071(068) |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
May 1, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
March 1, 2022 |
Study information
Verified date |
May 2023 |
Source |
Cairo University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of different physical therapy protocols in the
treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis patients. Patients in this study were randomly
assigned into 3 groups. Group A received ultrasound therapy protocol, group B received radial
shock wave therapy protocol and group C received a combination of both ultrasound therapy and
radial shock wave therapy protocol. All patients were also received a traditional physical
therapy program. Foot function was evaluated by foot function index and ankle dorsiflexion
range of motion was measured by Baseline® bubble inclinometer at the baseline and 4 weeks
after treatment
Description:
Sixty nine patients having unilateral chronic plantar fasciitis will be recruited for the
study from Al-Qurayyat General Hospital, in Al-Jouf Region, Saudi Arabia. The inclusion
criteria were as follows: patients suffered planter fasciitis of more than 3 months, maximum
tenderness near the medial calcaneal insertion and pain was greater than 4 on visual analogue
scale during taking the first steps in the morning. Patients were excluded if they had
previous ankle or foot surgery or pathology, or if they had a previous history of shock wave
therapy or topical corticosteroid injections to the ankle or foot, circulatory disturbances
in the lower extremities, neuropathic or radicular pain in the lower limbs. Participants with
systemic diseases that cause foot discomfort, such as ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic
arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout, as well as those with type I or type II diabetes
and pregnancy, were also excluded from the study.
The patients were randomly assigned into 3 equal groups (n = 23). Group A received ultrasound
therapy protocol using Enraf Nonius Sonoplus 490, Netherlands. Group B received radial shock
wave therapy protocol using Swiss DolorClast® Master, Electro Medical Systems, SA, Nyon,
Switzerland. Group C received a combination of both ultrasound therapy and radial shock wave
therapy protocol. All patients also received a traditional physical therapy program (3
sessions per week, for 4 weeks) consisting of Calf muscles stretching and plantar fascia
stretching. Foot function and Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion were evaluated at the
baseline and 4 weeks after treatment.