[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"heel-pain-syndrome\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:heel-pain-syndrome":27},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,2,0,[8,41],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":18,"enrollmentInfo":19,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":23,"briefSummary":25,"conditions":26,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":28,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":29,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":30,"startDateStruct":33,"completionDateStruct":35,"leadSponsor":37,"locationsCount":40},"100638007","acupuncture-for-heel-pain-syndrome-a-multicenter-randomized-controlled-trial-100638007",false,"NCT07607223","Acupuncture for Heel Pain Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial","Clinical Research on Acupuncture at the Heel Pain Point for the Treatment of Heel Pain Syndrome","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Meeting the aforementioned Western medicine diagnostic criteria for heel pain.\n2. Aged 40-70 years with a disease duration of less than two months and no prior relevant treatments.\n3. Voluntary provision of informed consent and willingness to receive the corresponding treatments.\n4. Presence of calcaneal spurs on X-ray radiography is permitted.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Presence of gout, trauma, osteomyelitis, or purulent inflammation in the affected area.\n2. Concomitant history of heel trauma with localized redness, swelling, heat, and inflammatory reactions.\n3. Chronic conditions that may confound treatment efficacy or outcome interpretation (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, epilepsy, or other disqualifying conditions).\n4. Radicular pain accompanied by lower extremity muscle weakness, sensory loss, diminished reflexes, progressive neurological deficits, or severe neurological symptoms.\n5. Contraindications to acupuncture (e.g., hemorrhagic diseases, coagulopathy, history of anticoagulant therapy, severe diabetes with infection risk, severe cardiovascular disease).\n6. History of adverse reactions to acupuncture or alcohol allergies.\n7. Currently pregnant or planning to conceive.\n8. Deemed unsuitable for study inclusion by the investigators.","ALL","40 Years","70 Years",{"count":20,"type":21},150,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[24],"NA","The main goal of this study is to determine if a specific acupuncture technique-targeting a \"heel pain point\" located on the hand-is an effective and safe way to treat heel pain. Specifically, the researchers want to:\n\nMeasure Pain Relief: Evaluate how effectively the treatment reduces pain levels.\n\nCheck Physical Function: Determine if the treatment helps patients walk and move more comfortably.\n\nEnsure Safety: Track any side effects or adverse reactions to confirm the treatment is safe for patients.\n\nTarget Population\n\nThe study is looking for participants who meet the following criteria:\n\nAge: Adults between 40 and 70 years old. Diagnosis: Individuals diagnosed with heel pain (plantar fasciitis). Duration: People who have had the pain for less than two months and have not recently received other related treatments.\n\nTypical Symptoms: Individuals who experience significant pain during their first few steps in the morning or after sitting for a long time.\n\nExclusions: The study excludes people with recent foot injuries, gout, or serious underlying health conditions such as severe diabetes or heart disease.\n\nPrimary Research Endpoint\n\nThe \"Primary Endpoint\" is the specific result the researchers use to decide if the treatment was successful:\n\nThe 50% Reduction Goal: The study measures the \"response rate,\" which is the percentage of patients whose pain score decreases by at least 50% compared to their starting pain level.\n\nEvaluation Timing: This success measure is evaluated after the patient completes one full course of treatment, which consists of 10 sessions given over approximately 20 days.",[27],"Heel Pain Syndrome","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-05-19",{"date":31,"type":32},"2026-05-26","ACTUAL",{"date":34,"type":21},"2026-09-01",{"date":36,"type":21},"2027-10-30",{"name":38,"class":39},"First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","OTHER",1,{"id":42,"slug":43,"hasResults":11,"nctId":44,"briefTitle":45,"officialTitle":46,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":47,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":48,"maxAge":49,"enrollmentInfo":50,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":52,"briefSummary":53,"conditions":54,"keywords":56,"overallStatus":28,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":62,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":63,"startDateStruct":65,"completionDateStruct":67,"leadSponsor":69,"locationsCount":40},"100598980","effect-of-kaltenborn-vs-mulligan-mobilization-with-intrinsic-foot-strengthening-in-plantar-fasciitis-100598980","NCT07078539","Effect of Kaltenborn vs Mulligan Mobilization With Intrinsic Foot Strengthening in Plantar Fasciitis","Comparative Effect of Kaltenborn and Mulligan Mobilization With Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strengthening on Pain, Functional Status, and Windlass Mechanism in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age group between 30-60.\n\n  * Both genders (male and female) included.\n  * Subjects with the ankle and heel pain complain especially morning or after rest and limited ankle ROM due to pain\n  * Positive Windlass test: Pain increase upon toe standing and decreases upon walking.\n\nDuration of pain in 4 weeks or more.\n\n* Tenderness on medial calcaneal tuberosity.\n* NPRS score of 4 or more\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patients contraindicated to manual therapy (tumor, fracture or osteoporosis). Any history of knee, tibia, fibula, ankle or foot surgery or stress fracture of calcaneum.\n\n  * Previously received physiotherapy treat.\n  * History of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications or corticosteroid injection in last 3 weeks prior to surgery.\n  * Pregnancy (because of sudden weight changes and pedal edema which causes heel pain).\n  * Conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systematic lupus erythematous, peripheral neuropathy, sever's disease, severe vascular disease or tarsal tunnel.","30 Years","60 Years",{"count":51,"type":21},74,[24],"This study will compare the effects of Kaltenborn and Mulligan ankle mobilization techniques, combined with intrinsic foot muscle strengthening, on pain, functional status, and dorsiflexion range of motion in patients with plantar fasciitis. Eighty-two participants with chronic heel pain will be randomly allocated into two groups. Both groups will receive standard care including ultrasound therapy, stretching, and cryotherapy, while Group A will receive Kaltenborn mobilization and Group B will receive Mulligan mobilization. Pain, function, and ankle range of motion will be assessed at baseline and after three weeks of treatment.",[55,27],"Plantar Fascitis",[57,58,59,60,61],"Manual Therapy","Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strengthening","Heel Pain","Kaltenborn Mobilization","Mulligan Mobilization","2025-07-14",{"date":64,"type":32},"2025-07-22",{"date":66,"type":21},"2025-07",{"date":68,"type":21},"2025-11-30",{"name":70,"class":39},"Riphah International University"]