The Effect of Kinesio-tape and Shock Wave Therapy on Plantar Fasciitis

NCT03904966 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 19KAEK063
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Foot problems are common in society. Accordingly, loss of workforce, quality of life and mental health deterioration can be observed in employees and hardship in daily life activities, balance-walking problems and fall risk increase in older adults. The presence of athletic and sedentary populations causes a large number of patients to apply to outpatient clinics with the complaint of heel pain every year. Plantar fasciitis (plantar heel pain), although multifactorial origin, obesity, overload bearing and ankle joint motion reduction factors are thought to play an active role in the emergence of discomfort. Foot orthoses are a common treatment used for plantar heel pain, but a period of several weeks is usually required between the diagnosis and transportation to the orthosis due to the production process. Therefore, short-term therapies such as supportive banding are used to alleviate the symptoms of this intermediate period. The low-dye taping technique is the most commonly used banding technique and has been found to be effective in randomized controlled trials. In addition, there is a rare study in the literature showing the efficacy of Kinesio taping method. Although both were found to be useful in the treatment of plantar fasciitis, no randomized controlled trial was studied in this patient population of the low-dye method with Kinesio taping. In the studies, the early period of banding therapy is mentioned and studies on relatively longer treatment response are still required. Our hypothesis is that low-dye Kinesio-banding treatment added to ESWT treatment for patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis will be effective on foot functionality by reducing the pain of the patient both in the early and later period.

Conditions

Plantar Fascitis; Calcaneus Spur

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual analog scale

  Pain on the plantar heel were evaluated with the visual analog scale (0-10 mm). High scores indicate increased pain.

  30 days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Heel tenderness index

  30 days

• Foot function index

  30 days

Study Arms (3)

ESWT+ Kinesiotaping

EXPERIMENTAL

Low-dye Kinesio taping technique 4 times in 5 weeks in addition to extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Device: Kinesio tape; Device: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

ESWT+Shamtaping

SHAM COMPARATOR

Sham taping technique 4 times in 5 weeks in addition to extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Device: Kinesio tape; Device: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

ESWT

OTHER

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for 5 sessions (5-week)

Device: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Interventions

Kinesio tape DEVICE

Kinesio tape will be applied on the plantar heel (the most painful area) of the patients for the treatment of plantar fasciitis, in addition to the extracorporeal shock wave therapy

ESWT+ Kinesiotaping; ESWT+Shamtaping

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy DEVICE

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy will be used for all patients with plantar fasciitis. (5 sessions for 5-week)

ESWT; ESWT+ Kinesiotaping; ESWT+Shamtaping

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pain when the plantar fascia is palpated,
• Imaging of calcaneal spur radiographically,
• Description of the first step pain, after prolonged resting or awakening in the morning
• Continue with pain despite other conservative methods (NSAI, exercise, etc.)

You may not qualify if:

• History of steroid injection in the heel region for the same diagnosis in the last three months,
• Rheumatic disease,
• Coagulopathy, thrombophlebitis, neoplasia, systemic inflammatory diseases,
• Foot and or lumbar surgery, symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hitit University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hitit University Erol Olcok Training and Research Hospital

Çorum, 19000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Frassanito P, Cavalieri C, Maestri R, Felicetti G. Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and kinesio taping in calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Jun;54(3):333-340. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04749-9. Epub 2017 Nov 29.

  PMID: 29185674 BACKGROUND

• Ordahan B, Turkoglu G, Karahan AY, Akkurt HE. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Versus Kinesiology Taping in the Management of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Arch Rheumatol. 2017 Apr 17;32(3):227-233. doi: 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2017.6059. eCollection 2017 Sep.

  PMID: 30375530 BACKGROUND

• Zielinski J. [Treatment of uterine corpus cancer of the I/1 stage. I. Complex treatment of uterine corpus cancer]. Ginekol Pol. 1975 Jan;46(1):49-55. No abstract available. Polish.

  PMID: 1110027 BACKGROUND

• Kuyucu E, Gulenc B, Bicer H, Erdil M. Assessment of the kinesiotherapy's efficacy in male athletes with calcaneal apophysitis. J Orthop Surg Res. 2017 Oct 6;12(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s13018-017-0637-5.

  PMID: 28985751 BACKGROUND

• Bahar-Ozdemir Y, Atan T. Effects of adjuvant low-dye Kinesio taping, adjuvant sham taping, or extracorporeal shockwave therapy alone in plantar fasciitis: A randomised double-blind controlled trial. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 May;75(5):e13993. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13993. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

  PMID: 33410228 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heel Spur

Interventions

Athletic Tape; Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exostoses; Hyperostosis; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Foot Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bandages; Equipment and Supplies; Orthotic Devices; Orthopedic Equipment; Surgical Equipment; Ultrasonic Therapy; Diathermy; Hyperthermia, Induced; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Yeliz Bahar Ozdemir

  Hitit University Erol Olcok Training and Research Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: To ensure group concealment, randomization will be done by using opaque, sealed envelopes and the assessors will be blinded to
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Parallel assignment

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 3, 2019
• First Posted: April 5, 2019
• Study Start: April 8, 2019
• Primary Completion: August 5, 2019
• Study Completion: September 15, 2019
• Last Updated: June 2, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: 60 days

Locations

TU (1)