NCT04758572: MTPlantarF

Efficacy of Manual Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis

Completed NA Last updated 19 September 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Manual Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis in 32 participants. Completed in 15 September 2021.

Timeline

22 March 2021

Primary endpoint
30 May 2021

15 September 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Valencia
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	32
Start date	22 March 2021
Primary completion	30 May 2021
Estimated completion	15 September 2021
Sites	2 locations across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• Manual Therapy
• Massage muscle chain

Conditions studied

• Plantar Fasciitis — all drugs for Plantar Fasciitis →

Sponsor

University of Valencia

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Plantar Fasciitis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Plantar fasciitis is characterized by localized pain at the insertion site of the plantar fascia on the calcaneus. The pain worsens in the morning with the first step of the foot, after resting or at the beginning of a workout, it can increase after intense activity and persist even when it stops. The first-line plantar fasciitis treatment is conservative. Although few studies have currently evaluated the effectiveness of physical therapy, it appears that the combination of several techniques is more effective than any technique used in isolation. The objective of this study is to know the results of two manual therapy treatments in terms of pain and functionality with a direct action on the plantar fascia.

Patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis will be recruited. They will be randomly assigned into two intervention groups: Group 1 will receive a direct treatment on the plantar fascia and posterior aspect of the leg to relax and elongate the tissues. It will consist of manual therapy of the foot and ankle, treatment of the trigger points of the soleus muscle and plantar square, and also massage, and passive stretching and group 2 will receive a treatment with superficial massage based on a muscle chain protocol. It lasts 4 weeks, evaluations will be carried out at the beginning of treatment, at the end of the treatment and a follow-up one month. The evaluations will consist of pain on pressure, ankle goniometry, pain, lower limb functionality dynamic balance, function and daily activities and ankle ability scale.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.