Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Plantar Fasciitis; Comparison of Dry Needling and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) Effects on Pain and Function
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Brief Summary
Patients with plantar fasciitis between the ages of 25-65 years who presented to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic with the complaint of heel pain and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the study. Demographic data (age, gender, body mass index, symptom duration) will be recorded at the beginning of the study. Then, Foot Functional Index (FFI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scales will be recorded. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups. Group 1 will receive dry needling and Group 2 will receive extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT). Patients in the 1st group will undergo 3 sessions of dry needling with Seirin branded 0.6\*50 mm acupuncture needles at one week intervals for the trigger point detected by manual palpation in the medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, flexor digitorum brevis, quadratus plantae, abductor hallucis brevis muscles. Patients in the 2nd group, Patients in this group received three sessions of ESWT (MASTERPLUS MP 200 ENERGY 2 trademarked ESWT device) at an energy density of 2 bars and a frequency of 2,000 shocks/min at 12 Hz for three weeks, each session once a week. Each of the five most sensitive and painful points was given 400 pulses in the supine position
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2023
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 26, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 28, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 5, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 8, 2023
CompletedOctober 3, 2023
September 1, 2023
4 months
August 26, 2023
September 30, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Pain was evaluated with a Visual analog scale (VAS) score.
VAS score ranges from 0 to 10. Comparison of the effects of ESWT and dry needling on pain in the management of plantar fasciitis
5 months
Function was evaluated with (Foot Functional Index) FFI score.
Comparison of the effects of ESWT and dry needling on function in the management of plantar fasciitis
5 months
Study Arms (2)
group 1: ESWT treatment
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants in this group will only receive ESWT treatment
Dry needling
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants in this group will only receive Dry needling treatment
Interventions
Patients in this group received three sessions of ESWT (MASTERPLUS MP 200 ENERGY 2 trademarked ESWT device) at an energy density of 2 bars and a frequency of 2,000 shocks/min at 12 Hz for three weeks, each session once a week. Each of the five most sensitive and painful points was given 400 pulses in the supine position
Dry needling with Seirin branded 0.6\*50 mm acupuncture needles will be performed for 3 sessions with one week intervals for the trigger point detected by manual palpation in the medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, flexor digitorum brevis, quadratus plantae, abductor hallucis brevis muscles of the patients in the group.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients aged 25-65 years with heel pain for more than 6 weeks
- tenderness on palpation in the medial calcaneal region
- aggravation of symptoms while standing and in the first hours of the morning
- who agreed not to receive anti-inflammatory treatment during the study period
- fascia thickness \>4mm measured by ultrasound.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients diagnosed with rheumatologic diseases
- Those diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus (DM), those with chronic liver and kidney failure
- Anti-inflammatory-analgesic treatment within the last 1 month
- Diagnosed with inflammatory rheumatic disease
- Those with a history of foot surgery
- Those with mid or hindfoot deformity
- Previous history of central or peripheral nerve damage, lower extremity neuropathy
- Those diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus
- Those with cognitive impairment
- Unassisted mobilization
- Those with bleeding disorders
- Pregnant women
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Istanbul Training and Resarch Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Burak Tayyip Dede
İstanbul Training and Research Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Medical Doctor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 26, 2023
First Posted
September 5, 2023
Study Start
May 1, 2023
Primary Completion
August 28, 2023
Study Completion
September 8, 2023
Last Updated
October 3, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-09