Efficacy of Short Wave and Laser Therapy in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis

NCT07672327 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/006509
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Plantar fasciitis is a common painful condition. It accounts for 10-15% of all foot painful conditions. Recently, Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was used as an effective method in treatment of different musculoskeletal disorders. High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) is a relatively recent treatment option that has shown benefits in a wide range of musculoskeletal disorders.

Conditions

Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Hand held dynamometer

  Hand held dynamometer is a portable device, characterized as a low-cost and convenience to assess muscle strength in a clinical setting

  6 weeks

• Ultrasonography

  Ultrasonography is a type of medical imaging device that uses high-frequency sound (ultrasound) waves to produce images of internal organs and other tissues such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs, to measure some characteristics

  6 weeks

• Arabic version of foot function index (FFI-Ar)

  Foot functional index is a self-administered index consisting of 23 items divided into 3 subcategories on the basis of: pain, disability and activity limitation.

  6 weeks

• Arabic version of numerical pain rating scale (NPRS-Ar)

  The Numerical Rating Scale is an 11-point (0-10) Scale that measures pain intensity, it is considered a very sensitive pain assessment scale.

  6 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Control group

EXPERIMENTAL

Group (A)

Other: conventional physical therapy

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Group (B)

Other: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

High-intensity laser therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Group (C)

Other: High-intensity laser therapy

Interventions

conventional physical therapy OTHER

exercise

Control group

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy OTHER

ESWT

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

High-intensity laser therapy OTHER

HILT

High-intensity laser therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• \. Patients will be included according to the diagnostic criteria for plantar fasciitis of the American physical therapy association (APTA) (Martin et al., 2014). This criterion includes pain in medial sole and heel of foot: most pronounced in initial steps after a period of inactivity, it also worsens after prolonged weight bearing, pain during palpation and compression of proximal plantar fascia, limited range of motion in active and passive ankle dorsiflexion, positive windlass test.
• \. Patients will be referred from an orthopedic surgeon with confirmed diagnosis of plantar fasciitis (Bidoki et al., 2024).
• \. Patients with chronic plantar fasciitis (Duration of patient's symptoms will be more than three months) (Riaz et al., 2023).
• \. Patients' age will range from 18 to 45 years (Bidoki et al., 2024). 5. Both genders (Riaz et al., 2023). 6. Localized non radiating foot pain with an NPRS more than 5 on the first step in the morning (Riaz et al., 2023).

You may not qualify if:

• Patients will be excluded if they present any of the following criteria
• History of previous surgery of plantar fasciitis (Riaz et al., 2023).
• History of previous corticosteroid injections (Bidoki et al., 2024).
• History of heel pain due to previous trauma or calcaneus stress fracture in the last 3 months (Bidoki et al., 2024).
• History of previous lumbar spine surgery (Bidoki et al., 2024).
• History of rheumatologic disease (rheumatoid arthritis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout, Sjogren disease, enthesopathy, etc…) (Bidoki et al., 2024).
• Pregnancy, pacemaker fitted or bleeding disorders (Bidoki et al., 2024).
• Wounds, infections or tumors in the treatment area (Bidoki et al., 2024).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ibrahim Abuomar Fadulaalhq Alramadhani: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mecca

Mecca, Mecca Region, 24211, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fasciitis, Plantar

Interventions

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fasciitis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Foot Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ultrasonic Therapy; Diathermy; Hyperthermia, Induced; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M. Sc. in Physical Therapy, Sport Physical Therapy (2021) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Model Details: 3 groups, each group consisted of 20 participants

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2026
• First Posted: June 26, 2026
• Study Start: June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2026
• Study Completion: July 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 26, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)