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The programme involves gradually increasing the duration and frequency of barefoot walking on grass. Participants will receive education on plantar fasciopathy, load management principles, and guidance on how to progress the programme safely. Adherence and symptom response will be monitored through weekly short questionnaires.",[13],"Behavioral: Barefoot Walking Programme",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Standardised Conservative Care","ACTIVE_COMPARATOR","Participants allocated to this arm will follow a structured 12-week standardised stretching and strengthening programme completed at home. The programme includes plantar fascia and calf stretching exercises alongside progressive foot and lower limb strengthening exercises. Participants will receive education on plantar fasciopathy and load management principles. Adherence and symptom response will be monitored through weekly short questionnaires.",[19],"Behavioral: Standardised Conservative Care",[21,29],{"type":22,"name":23,"description":24,"armGroupLabels":25,"otherNames":26},"BEHAVIORAL","Barefoot Walking Programme","A structured 12-week progressive home-based barefoot walking programme on grass for adults with plantar fasciopathy. Participants gradually increase the duration and frequency of barefoot walking over the 12-week period. Education on plantar fasciopathy and load management principles is provided. Adherence and symptom response are monitored via weekly questionnaires.",[9],[27,28],"Barefoot walking","Barefoot locomotion",{"type":22,"name":15,"description":30,"armGroupLabels":31,"otherNames":32},"A structured 12-week standardised home-based stretching and strengthening programme for adults with plantar fasciopathy. The programme includes plantar fascia and calf stretching alongside progressive foot and lower limb strengthening exercises. Education on plantar fasciopathy and load management principles is provided. Adherence and symptom response are monitored via weekly questionnaires",[15],[33,34,35,36],"Plantar fascia stretching","Calf stretching","Foot strengthening exercises","Instrinsic Foot Muscle Strengthening",null,[39],{"facility":5,"status":40,"city":41,"state":42,"zip":43,"country":44,"countryCode":45,"cosmosGeoPoint":46,"geoPoint":51,"contacts":52},"RECRUITING","Carlow","Carlow County","R93 V960","Ireland","IE",{"type":47,"coordinates":48},"Point",[49,50],-6.92611,52.84083,{"lat":50,"lon":49},[53,58],{"name":54,"role":55,"phone":56,"phoneExt":37,"email":57},"Elisabetta Brigo, PhD Researcher, MSc, BSc","CONTACT","+39 3450498301","c00315626@setu.ie",{"name":59,"role":60,"phone":37,"phoneExt":37,"email":37},"Elisabetta Brigo, PhD Researcher, MSc, Bsc","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",{"type":62,"investigatorFullName":63,"investigatorTitle":64,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":37,"oldOrganization":37},"SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR","Elisabetta Brigo","PhD Student","100638228","barefoot-walking-vs-standardised-conservative-care-for-plantar-fasciopathy-100638228",false,"NCT07600229","Barefoot Walking VS Standardised Conservative Care for Plantar Fasciopathy","Clinical and Economic Effectiveness of Barefoot Walking Compared to Standardised Conservative Care for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciopathy: a Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Aged 18-70 years;\n* Clinical diagnosis of Plantar Fasciopahty, defined by: a) Pain localised to the medial calcaneal tubercle of sharp or stabbing quality; b) Pain worst with the first few steps in the morning or after a period of rest (first-step pain); c) Pain reproduced with palpation of the medial calcaneal tubercle OR positive Windlass Test;\n* Symptom duration greater than 4 weeks;\n* Able to walk independently without a mobility aid\n* Able to provide informed consent and comply with study protocol\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Prior surgery on the affected foot\n* Diabetes with peripheral neuropathy or other neurological condition affecting lower limb sensation or motor control\n* Active inflammatory arthropathy, uncontrolled vascular disease, or inability to walk unaided\n* Current or recent (less than 6 months) bony stress fracture or other acute foot or ankle injury on the affected side\n* Pregnancy during the intervention period\n* BMI greater than 40 kg\u002Fm²\n* Corticosteroid injection to the affected foot within the previous 3 months\n* Night splints initiated less than 4 weeks prior to enrolment\n* Any condition that would make participation unsafe, including open foot wounds","ALL","18 Years","70 Years",{"count":76,"type":77},74,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[80],"NA","The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a barefoot walking programme can treat plantar fasciopathy (heel pain) in adults aged 18-70. The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Does a barefoot walking programme reduce heel pain compared to a standardised stretching and strengthening programme?\n* Does a barefoot walking programme improve foot function and quality of life in adults with plantar fasciopathy?\n\nResearchers will compare a barefoot walking programme to a standardised stretching and strengthening programme to see if barefoot walking is an effective conservative management approach for plantar fasciopathy.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Be randomly assigned to either a barefoot walking programme or a stretching and strengthening programme\n* Complete a 12-week home-based exercise programme\n* Complete short weekly questionnaires throughout the 12 weeks\n* Complete 3 follow-up surveys over 6 months after the intervention ends\n* Receive education on load management and plantar fasciopathy",[83,84,85,86],"Plantar Fasciopathy","Plantar Fasciitis","Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic","Heel Pain",[88,89,90,27,91,92,93],"Plantar fasciopathy","Plantar fasciitis","Heel pain","Foot pain","Musculoskeletal","Physical therapy","2026-05-20",{"date":96,"type":97},"2026-05-22","ACTUAL",{"date":99,"type":97},"2026-05-07",{"date":101,"type":77},"2027-10-31",{"name":63,"class":6},1]