Effect of Selected Rehabilitation Program in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis

NCT06456944 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Mohamed PHD
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

This study will be done to investigate the effect of the selected rehabilitation program for PF on plantar fascia thickness, clinical outcomes such as pain, foot function, dorsiflexion ROM and pressure pain threshold and alignment such as rearfoot eversion angle and foot posture index in patients with PF.

Conditions

Plantar Fascitis; Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic; Heel Pain Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessing the change in pain intensity

  VAS is typically composed of a 100 mm horizontal line attached to two opposed labels, the left end marked "no pain" and the right end marked "worst possible pain. Patients were marked a score on the scale by a vertical line that exactly refer to their pain

  At baseline and following 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Assessing the change in foot posture

  At baseline and following 8 weeks

• Assessing the change in foot function

  At baseline and following 8 weeks

• Assessing the change in plantar fascia thickness

  At baseline and following 8 weeks

• Assessing the change in rear foot angle

  At baseline and following 8 weeks

• Assessing the change in range of motion

  At baseline and following 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

selected rehabilitation program

EXPERIMENTAL

involves 24 patients and will be given the selected rehabilitation program involving (self-stretching exercise, mobilization of the ankle and subtalar, rigid tape and unilateral heel raising exercise 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

Other: stretching exercises; Other: rigid tape; Other: mobilization; Other: strengthening exercise

traditional program

EXPERIMENTAL

involves 24 patients and will be given the traditional program involving (self-stretching exercise, mobilization of the ankle and subtalar, plantar fascial release and ultrasonic therapy 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

Other: stretching exercises; Device: ultrasound; Other: mobilization; Other: myofascial release

Interventions

stretching exercises OTHER

stretching exercises of the plantar fascia, gastrocnemius and soleus

selected rehabilitation program; traditional program

ultrasound DEVICE

therapeutic ultrasound upon the most painful point on the medial calcaneal tubercle. The parameters involved a pulsed mode (duty cycle 50%) using an intensity of 1.5 W/cm2 and a 1 MHz of frequency for 5 minutes

traditional program

rigid tape OTHER

low-dye tapping will be done to provide mechanical correction to plantar fascia and medial longitudinal arch

selected rehabilitation program

mobilization OTHER

mobilization techniques for the talocrural joint in weight bearing and non-bearing positions and subtalar joint

selected rehabilitation program; traditional program

myofascial release OTHER

deep tissue release of the plantar fascia and flexor hallucis longus in a stretched position of the plantar fascia

traditional program

strengthening exercise OTHER

strengthening exercise of the plantar intrinsic muscles using short foot exercise and strengthening of the Achilles tendon and windlass mechanism using unilateral heel raise exercises

selected rehabilitation program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Plantar medial heel pain: most noticeable with initial steps after a period of inactivity, but also worse following prolonged weight-bearing
• Pain with palpation of the proximal insertion of the plantar fascia
• Positive windlass test
• flat foot posture utilizing the foot posture index
• age range from 40 to 60 years

You may not qualify if:

• tarsal tunnel syndrome
• atrophy of the fat pad.
• diabetic patients or patients with rheumatoid arthritis
• corticosteroid injection over the last sex months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Horus University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Outpatient clinic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Horus University, Egypt

Damietta, 34518, Egypt

Location

out-patient clinic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Horus university

Damietta, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fasciitis, Plantar

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises; Ultrasonography; Myofascial Release Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fasciitis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Foot Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Massage; Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies

Study Officials

• Mohamed Ramadan Ibraheem, Assistant lecturer

  Horus University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: double blinded randomized controlled trial (participants blinded to the intervention and statistician blinded to group assignment)
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principle investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2024
• First Posted: June 13, 2024
• Study Start: June 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2025
• Study Completion: April 15, 2025
• Last Updated: July 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

EG (2)