Clinical trials: Plantar Fasciopathy
Plantar Fascitis
Effects of Exercise Versus Exercise and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization for Plantar Fasciopathy Treatment
This study compares the addition instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) to a program of home strengthening and stretching exercises to see whether adding weekly IASTM treatments improves plantar fasciopathy pain and…
- Trial name
- NCT04162262
- Testing
- Instrumental-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), High-Load Strength Training, Plantar Flexor and Gastrocnemius Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Plantar Fascitis
Early Intervention With Therapeutic Exercise in Plantar Fasciopathy
The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of a therapeutic exercise programme in patients with plantar fasciitis applied early and aimed at strengthening the hip and foot musculature.
- Trial name
- PIPex-FP (NCT06394336)
- Testing
- Muscle strengthening, Standard treatment (oral analgesic/anti-inflammatory drug)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Plantar Fasciitis, Plantar Fasciopathy
A Comparison of ThermaWedge™ Device and Achilles Tendon Stretching for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciopathy
The investigators will compare Achilles tendon stretching with a new product called a ThermaWedge™ device, a foam wedge designed to help with certain foot stretches and exercises, in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT02518841
- Testing
- ThermaWedge TM, Achilles Tendon Stretching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic
Sensitivity and Tests for Evaluation of Plantar Fasciopathy
Plantar fasciopathy (PF), one of the leading causes of foot pain, affects up to one in ten individuals in their lifetime. Characterized by pain and structural alterations at the proximal insertion of the plantar fascia on the…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT07567807)
- Testing
- Gastroc Sign, Tenderness at the Medial Calcaneal Tuberosity, Silfverskiöld Test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Plantar Fascia; Contracture
Elastography and Thermography Plantar Fasciopathy Assessment After Radiofrequency Stimulation in a Sporty Population
448kilohertz capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency is a novel technique in physiotherapy and its usefulness and clinical relevance is still to be investigated at both clinical practice and also in performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05460117
- Testing
- Radiofrecuency
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
in Cases of Chronic Resistant Plantar Fasciopathy
Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release in Cases of Chronic Resistant Plantar Fasciopathy
The plantar fascia is a thick tissue band that connects the heel bone (the medial tubercle of the under surface of the calcaneus) to the metatarsophalangeal joints, forming the medial arch of the foot, which supports the foot…
- Trial name
- NCT05342207
- Testing
- Endoscopic plantar fascia release in cases of chronic resistant plantar fasciopathy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Plantar Fasciopathy, Achilles Tendinopathy
QUANTIFY: Quantitative Understanding of Advanced Novel Techniques for Imaging Fasciitis and Yielding Biomarkers
This study is to create a test that can accurately find and measure the problem areas in muscle and fascia tissue, also known as myofascial pain.
- Conditions
- Plantar Fasciopathy, Achilles Tendinopathy, Controls
- Trial name
- QUANTIFY (NCT06803056)
- Testing
- Clinical exam, Ultrasound imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruth Chimenti