[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"plantar-fascitis\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:plantar-fascitis":28},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,16,0,[8,46,75,103,130,154,182,204,231,253,281,302,330,351,376,400],{"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":29,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":34,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":35,"startDateStruct":38,"completionDateStruct":40,"leadSponsor":42,"locationsCount":45},"100637756","video-based-versus-physician-led-exercise-training-for-plantar-fasciitis-100637756",false,"NCT07628218","Video-Based Versus Physician-Led Exercise Training for Plantar Fasciitis","Clinical Effectiveness of Video-Based Exercise Training Compared With Physician-Led Face-to-Face Exercise Instruction in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Adults aged 18 to 70 years\n* Clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis\n* Plantar heel pain lasting for at least 3 months\n* Heel pain that is most prominent with the first steps in the morning or after rest\n* Tenderness on palpation of the medial calcaneal tubercle\n* Baseline heel pain score of 4 or higher on a 0-10 numerical rating scale\n* Functional capacity to perform the prescribed exercises\n* Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer to view the exercise video\n* Ability to provide written informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Previous foot or ankle surgery on the affected side\n* History of foot fracture, foot tumor, advanced neuropathy, Charcot arthropathy, or tarsal tunnel syndrome\n* Corticosteroid injection, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, platelet-rich plasma injection, or other interventional treatment for plantar fasciitis within the last 6 months\n* Inflammatory arthritis or systemic rheumatologic disease affecting the foot\n* Severe knee or hip osteoarthritis limiting exercise performance\n* Severe cognitive impairment preventing participation or completion of questionnaires\n* Pregnancy\n* Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study protocol","ALL","18 Years","70 Years",{"count":20,"type":21},300,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[24],"NA","This prospective, single-center, two-arm, parallel-group randomized non-inferiority trial will compare physician-led face-to-face exercise instruction with standardized video-based exercise instruction in adults with plantar fasciitis. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either face-to-face exercise training by an orthopedic physician or access to a standardized exercise video via QR code\u002Fweb link. The exercise content will be identical in both groups; only the method of instruction will differ. The primary outcome will be the change in the Foot Function Index total\u002Findex score from baseline to 3 months. Secondary outcomes will include pain score, Foot Function Index subscales, exercise knowledge, exercise adherence, education time, video viewing status, additional treatment requirement, and patient satisfaction.",[27,28],"Plantar Fasciitis of Both Feet","Plantar Fascitis",[30,31,32],"Exercise Therapy","Patient Education","Non-Inferiority Trial","RECRUITING","2026-06-03",{"date":36,"type":37},"2026-06-04","ACTUAL",{"date":39,"type":37},"2026-02-12",{"date":41,"type":21},"2026-08-12",{"name":43,"class":44},"Balikesir Ataturk City Hospital","OTHER_GOV",1,{"id":47,"slug":48,"hasResults":11,"nctId":49,"briefTitle":50,"officialTitle":51,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":52,"healthyVolunteers":53,"sex":54,"minAge":17,"maxAge":55,"enrollmentInfo":56,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":58,"briefSummary":59,"conditions":60,"keywords":61,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":65,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":66,"startDateStruct":68,"completionDateStruct":70,"leadSponsor":72,"locationsCount":45},"100640643","effects-of-deep-transverse-friction-massage-and-instrument-assisted-soft-tissue-mobilization-in-plantar-fasciitis-100640643","NCT07576192","Effects of Deep Transverse Friction Massage and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Plantar Fasciitis.","Comparative Effects of Deep Transverse Friction Massage and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Techniques on Pain Intensity, Disability and Functional Capacity in Plantar Fasciitis.","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Pregnant females Second trimester 12th to 34th week\n* Multiparous\n* Plantar fasciitis diagnoses with Windlass test\n* NPRS pain level 3 to 7\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* History of ankle and foot fractures\n* Surgery in previous 6 months\n\n  * Neurologic deficit High risk pregnancy\n* Previous manual therapy interventions for the foot region\n* Those who previously received systemic or local steroid injection within 3 months or locally injected with any other material\n* Dermatological disease i.e; injury, trauma, foot ulcer over the foot",true,"FEMALE","40 Years",{"count":57,"type":21},52,[24],"The objective of study is to compare the pain intensity, disability and functional capacity by Deep Transverse Friction Massage and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Techniques in patients with plantar fasciitis.",[28],[62,63,64,28],"friction","massage","Pain Measurement","2026-05-04",{"date":67,"type":37},"2026-05-08",{"date":69,"type":37},"2025-10-01",{"date":71,"type":21},"2026-07-01",{"name":73,"class":74},"Riphah International University","OTHER",{"id":76,"slug":77,"hasResults":11,"nctId":78,"briefTitle":79,"officialTitle":80,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":81,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":18,"enrollmentInfo":82,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":84,"briefSummary":85,"conditions":86,"keywords":89,"overallStatus":93,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":94,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":95,"startDateStruct":97,"completionDateStruct":99,"leadSponsor":101,"locationsCount":4},"100629158","focused-shockwave-therapy-for-plantar-fasciopathy-100629158","NCT07471035","Focused Shockwave Therapy for Plantar Fasciopathy","Focused ESWT vs. Wait-list Management for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Pain, Function, and Ultrasonographic Plantar Fascia Thickness","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Male or female aged between 18 and 70 years. Diagnosis of chronic plantar fasciopathy with symptoms persisting for more than 6 months.\n\nPresence of plantar fascia (PF) thickness \\> 4.0 mm, confirmed by high-resolution ultrasound.\n\nClinical history of localized pain at the medial calcaneal tubercle, specifically upon first steps in the morning or after prolonged rest.\n\nFailure of previous conservative treatments (e.g., stretching, orthotics, or medication).\n\nAbility to follow the High-Load Strength Training (HLST) exercise protocol.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Previous treatment with shockwave therapy or corticosteroid injections in the affected foot within the last 6 months.\n\nPrevious surgery for plantar heel pain.\n\nPresence of systemic inflammatory diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis).\n\nPregnancy.\n\nCoagulopathies or use of anticoagulant medication.\n\nLocal infection or presence of skin lesions at the application site.\n\nKnown or suspected malignancy in the treatment area.\n\nPresence of neurological conditions or peripheral neuropathy (e.g., tarsal tunnel syndrome).",{"count":83,"type":21},20,[24],"This study investigates whether focused Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (fESWT) helps people with chronic heel pain, commonly known as plantar fasciitis. Many patients suffer from this condition for more than six months without relief.\n\nThe study compares two groups: one receiving fESWT treatment plus a specific exercise program, and a \"wait-list\" group that only performs the exercises at first. The shockwave treatment uses precise sound waves targeted at the painful area to stimulate the body's natural healing process.\n\nResearchers will measure if the treatment reduces pain and improves the patient's ability to walk and perform daily activities. Additionally, ultrasound will be used to see if the thickness of the plantar fascia (the tissue under the foot) decreases and returns to a healthier state. The goal is to confirm if fESWT provides a faster and more effective recovery than exercise alone.",[28,87,88],"Chronic Plantar Fasciitis","Fasciitis",[90,91,92],"FOCUSED SHOCK WAVE THERAPY","fESWT","PLANTAR FASCIA THICKNESS","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-03-17",{"date":96,"type":37},"2026-03-20",{"date":98,"type":21},"2026-04-15",{"date":100,"type":21},"2027-06-30",{"name":102,"class":74},"Sierra Varona SL",{"id":104,"slug":105,"hasResults":11,"nctId":106,"briefTitle":107,"officialTitle":108,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":109,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":110,"enrollmentInfo":111,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":113,"briefSummary":114,"conditions":115,"keywords":116,"overallStatus":93,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":121,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":122,"startDateStruct":124,"completionDateStruct":126,"leadSponsor":128,"locationsCount":4},"100626537","calcaneal-osteotomy-for-recalcitrant-planter-fasciosis-100626537","NCT07436923","Calcaneal Osteotomy for Recalcitrant Planter Fasciosis","Evaluation of Results of Calcaneal Osteotomy in Adult Patient With Recalcitrant Planter Fasciosis: Short Term Results","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* All adult patients with age range from 18 to 65 years with unilateral or bilateral planter fasciosis after clinical and radiological diagnosis confirmation, who failed conservative treatment for at least 6 months or recurrent cases.\n* MRI \\& US proof of planter fasciosis showing thickness of planter fascia \\>4mm\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* All other causes of heel pain including polyneuropathy, planter fascia rupture, seronegative arthropathies, rheumatoid arthritis in bilateral cases, abscess or neoplasm affecting the soft tissue, and bone occult fracture or infection.\n* Age groups below 18 years old and above 65 years old.\n* Plantar fasciosis cases having pes planus with diffuse foot pain not only localized to the planter fascia origin (the medial tubercle of the calcaneus - a bony prominence on the inferomedial aspect of the calcaneus).\n* Diabetic patients\n* Primary tarsal tunnel syndrome (not presented secondary to a deformity or another cause)","65 Years",{"count":112,"type":21},11,[24],"The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of planter displacement calcaneal osteotomy for intractable plantar fasciosis by decreasing the tension of the plantar fascia around the calcaneal attachment while keeping the plantar fascia intact.",[28],[117,118,119,120],"interactable planter fasciitis","recalcitrant planter fasciosis","heel spur","anteromedial heel pain","2026-02-22",{"date":123,"type":37},"2026-02-27",{"date":125,"type":21},"2026-03-01",{"date":127,"type":21},"2028-10-01",{"name":129,"class":74},"Assiut University",{"id":131,"slug":132,"hasResults":11,"nctId":133,"briefTitle":134,"officialTitle":135,"acronym":136,"eligibilityCriteria":137,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":138,"enrollmentInfo":139,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":141,"briefSummary":143,"conditions":144,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":145,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":146,"startDateStruct":148,"completionDateStruct":150,"leadSponsor":152,"locationsCount":45},"100526706","early-phase-1-plantar-fascitiis-comparison-of-eswt-and-collagen-hydrolyzed-peptides-100526706","NCT06138236","Plantar Fascitiis: Comparison of ESWT and Collagen Hydrolyzed Peptides","Comparison of ESWT and Collagen Hydrolyzed Peptides in the Treatment of Plantar Fascitiis","PFESWTCP","Inclusion Criteria:\n\nPlantar fascitiis Aged between 18 and 80 years old\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Previous surgery of the foot\n* Contraindications to ESWT","80 Years",{"count":140,"type":21},84,[142],"EARLY_PHASE1","Patients suffering from Plantar Fasciitis were randomized into three groups:\n\nthe first group underwent infiltration of Collagen Hydrolyzed Peptides, the second one underwent the ESWT treatment, the third one underwent a combination of the two treatments.",[28],"2025-12-02",{"date":147,"type":37},"2025-12-08",{"date":149,"type":37},"2023-07-01",{"date":151,"type":21},"2025-12-31",{"name":153,"class":74},"Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari",{"id":155,"slug":156,"hasResults":11,"nctId":157,"briefTitle":158,"officialTitle":158,"acronym":159,"eligibilityCriteria":160,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":161,"enrollmentInfo":162,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":164,"briefSummary":165,"conditions":166,"keywords":169,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":172,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":173,"startDateStruct":175,"completionDateStruct":177,"leadSponsor":179,"locationsCount":45},"100611538","sakurabead-used-as-resorbable-embolic-for-plantar-fascia-embolization-100611538","NCT07241884","SakuraBead Used as Resorbable Embolic for Plantar Fascia Embolization","SURE-PF","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Patient is able and willing to provide written informed consent, and\n2. Age 18 to 75 years (inclusive), and\n3. Clinical diagnosis of PF with proximal plantar fascia thickness greater than 4mm and areas of hypoechogenicity.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Acute internal derangement of the foot including acute meniscal, ligament or bone injury, or\n2. Sensory or motor neuropathy of the feet, or\n3. Heel pain caused by stress fractures, nerve entrapment, or inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, gout, or bursitis, or\n4. Prior surgical repair or plantar fascia rupture in the involved foot, or\n5. Local infection in either foot, or\n6. Contraindication to MRI, or\n7. Active pregnancy as demonstrated by urine or serum β-hCG or lactating female\n8. Unable to provide informed consent or comply with the conditions of the study, or\n9. At the discretion of the Principal Investigator","75 Years",{"count":163,"type":21},45,[24],"This is a prospective, single center, double arm, randomized, unmasked, First in Human study that aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of SakuraBead™ resorbable embolization microspheres in adult patients suffering from pain secondary to plantar fasciitis.",[28,167,168],"Heel Pain","Musculoskeletal Diseases",[88,170,171,167],"Musculoskeletal disease","Foot disease","2025-11-17",{"date":174,"type":37},"2025-11-21",{"date":176,"type":37},"2025-10-20",{"date":178,"type":21},"2027-03",{"name":180,"class":181},"CrannMed","INDUSTRY",{"id":183,"slug":184,"hasResults":11,"nctId":185,"briefTitle":186,"officialTitle":187,"acronym":188,"eligibilityCriteria":189,"healthyVolunteers":53,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":190,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":192,"briefSummary":193,"conditions":194,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":195,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":196,"startDateStruct":198,"completionDateStruct":200,"leadSponsor":202,"locationsCount":45},"100303514","plantar-fasciitis-randomized-clinical-control-trial-100303514","NCT03231150","Plantar Fasciitis Randomized Clinical Control Trial","Randomized Clinical Study to Evaluate Ultrasound Guided Injection Therapy Versus Topographic Injection Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis","PF-RCT","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Pain on palpation along the proximal plantar fascia with or without radiographic evidence of a plantar calcaneal bone spur\n* ≥18 years of age\n* Male or non-pregnant female of any ethnicity or race\n* Active, former or non smoker\n* With or without peripheral vascular disease without lower extremity intermittent claudication or rest pain\n* With or without diabetes mellitus without polyneuropathy\n* With or without collagen vascular disease without lower extremity wound formation.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Known drug or alcohol dependence\n* Chronic pain syndrome or lumbosacral radiculitis\n* Neurological condition that requires the use of analgesic medications or anti-seizure or neuroleptic medications\n* Peripheral vascular disease that results in rest pain or intermittent claudication or venous stasis ulceration\n* Calcaneal stress fracture or show evidence of a foreign body or tumor of the affected heel as viewed radiographically\n* Pregnant females\n* Known allergy to any of the components of the injection therapy\n* Previously suffered a rupture or surgery of the plantar fascia within the 5 years preceding participation in the investigation\n* Existing or prior osteomyelitis of the involved calcaneus\n* Unable to consent to participation in clinical research or currently be involved in another clinical investigation.",{"count":191,"type":21},62,[24],"The primary aim of this clinical experiment is to compare, in terms of pain relief measured using the 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS) pain score (5-7), the clinical results of ultrasound-guided injection (USGI) versus anatomic topography-guided injection (ATGI) of corticosteroid for the treatment of proximal PF. Secondary aims will be to compare foot-related quality of life, as measured using the Foot Function Index (FFI)and the Bristol Foot Score (BFS), between the injection groups, and also to compare the pre-injection to late-term post-injection thickness of the plantar fascia as measured in the nested USGI group.",[28],"2025-10-08",{"date":197,"type":37},"2025-10-10",{"date":199,"type":37},"2017-03-28",{"date":201,"type":21},"2026-10-31",{"name":203,"class":74},"University of Pennsylvania",{"id":205,"slug":206,"hasResults":11,"nctId":207,"briefTitle":208,"officialTitle":209,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":210,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":211,"maxAge":110,"enrollmentInfo":212,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":214,"briefSummary":215,"conditions":216,"keywords":217,"overallStatus":93,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":222,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":223,"startDateStruct":225,"completionDateStruct":227,"leadSponsor":229,"locationsCount":230},"100608630","medial-longitudinal-arch-support-and-plantar-fascia-stretch-taping-in-plantar-fasciitis-100608630","NCT07204054","Medial Longitudinal Arch Support and Plantar Fascia Stretch Taping in Plantar Fasciitis","Comparison of Medial Longitudinal Arch Support and Plantar Fascia Stretch Taping Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis","Inclusion Criteria:\n\nParticipants' full filling the criteria given below will be recruited in this study. Diagnosis based on clinical guidelines linked to the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health of the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physiotherapy Association.\n\n* Age 25-65 years\n* Positive Windlass test\n* Tenderness at medial calcaneal tubercle\n* Limited ankle dorsiflexion \\\u003C16\n* Acute or subacute stage unilateral plantar fasciitis\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\nIndividuals with one of the following disorder will be excluded from this study\n\n* Fracture of ankle or foot\n* Diabetes\n* Neuropathy\n* Cognitive impairments\u002F Psychological disorder\n* Rheumatoid Arthritis\n* Open wound.","25 Years",{"count":213,"type":21},36,[24],"Rationale of this research is to evaluate the outcome of two widely used but biomechanically distinct techniques of Taping done for plantar fascia i.e. Fascia taping which supports the fascia, and Low dye taping which realigns with medial longitudinal arch. The significance of this study is to identify which taping technique will improve pain, ankle ROM, foot function and arch flexibility which will help clinicians in identifying the most suitable and effective taping method for the patients",[28],[218,219,220,221],"foot function","pain","ankle ROM","arch mobility","2025-09-25",{"date":224,"type":37},"2025-10-02",{"date":226,"type":21},"2025-09-30",{"date":228,"type":21},"2026-05-20",{"name":73,"class":74},2,{"id":232,"slug":233,"hasResults":11,"nctId":234,"briefTitle":235,"officialTitle":236,"acronym":237,"eligibilityCriteria":238,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":18,"enrollmentInfo":239,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":241,"briefSummary":242,"conditions":243,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":244,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":245,"startDateStruct":247,"completionDateStruct":249,"leadSponsor":251,"locationsCount":45},"100545784","this-is-a-study-to-evaluate-a-pre-confectioned-plantar-insole-for-the-treatment-of-plantar-heel-pain-100545784","NCT06386406","This is a Study to Evaluate a Pre-confectioned Plantar Insole for the Treatment of Plantar Heel Pain","A Mono-centric Clinical Investigation to Evaluate Performance of a Pre-confectioned Plantar Insole for the Treatment of Plantar Heel Pain.","TAP","Inclusion Criteria:\n\nMale and female adults\n\n* Age ranging 18 to 70 years\n* Patients with a history of at least 6 months of plantar fasciitis resistant to other conventional therapies\n* Willingness and ability to participate in the trial\n* Informed Consent signed by the subject\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Diabetes mellitus not controlled pharmacologically\n* Rheumatoid arthritis\n* Previous foot surgery\n* Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, general physical problem of the participant, etc.",{"count":240,"type":21},25,[24],"Patients affected by plantar heel pain will be asked to use a pre-confectioned plantar insole for one year.\n\nThe aim of the study is to assess if the insole under study allows the patient to reach a better mobility and a faster return to the normal everyday life.",[28],"2025-08-05",{"date":246,"type":37},"2025-08-06",{"date":248,"type":37},"2024-04-23",{"date":250,"type":21},"2026-03-31",{"name":252,"class":74},"Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona",{"id":254,"slug":255,"hasResults":11,"nctId":256,"briefTitle":257,"officialTitle":258,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":259,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":260,"maxAge":261,"enrollmentInfo":262,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":264,"briefSummary":265,"conditions":266,"keywords":268,"overallStatus":93,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":273,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":274,"startDateStruct":276,"completionDateStruct":278,"leadSponsor":280,"locationsCount":45},"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":263,"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.",[28,267],"Heel Pain Syndrome",[269,270,167,271,272],"Manual Therapy","Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strengthening","Kaltenborn Mobilization","Mulligan Mobilization","2025-07-14",{"date":275,"type":37},"2025-07-22",{"date":277,"type":21},"2025-07",{"date":279,"type":21},"2025-11-30",{"name":73,"class":74},{"id":282,"slug":283,"hasResults":11,"nctId":284,"briefTitle":285,"officialTitle":285,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":286,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":287,"enrollmentInfo":288,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":290,"briefSummary":291,"conditions":292,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":293,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":294,"startDateStruct":296,"completionDateStruct":298,"leadSponsor":300,"locationsCount":230},"100472516","dynamic-versus-static-night-splinting-of-plantar-fasciitis-100472516","NCT05432895","Dynamic Versus Static Night Splinting of Plantar Fasciitis","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Demographic - Over 18 years of age and ambulatory without a gait aid with no history of narcotic use\n* Diagnosis - Unilateral or bilateral acute (\\\u003C 6 months of pain) plantar fasciitis (i.e., Heel pain that increases with weightbearing, \"First step pain\": heel pain that occurs after a period of non-weightbearing, such as in the morning when arising from bed or when arising after prolonged sitting; the pain is improved after a few minutes walking but will worsen again with prolonged weightbearing, tenderness over the medial calcaneal tuberosity at the insertion of the plantar fasciitis)\n* Permitted - Icing, NSAIDS( ibuprofen), Custom Shoe Inserts, Diagnostic Ultrasound\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Demographic - Under 18 year of age, requires a gait aid for ambulation; if not covered by insurance,\n* Diagnosis of - Arthritis of the Ankle, Midfoot, or Forefoot; Inflammatory Arthritis; Gout; Turf Toe; Hallux Rigidus; Hallux Limitus; Sesamoiditis; Tendonitis or Tendinopathy; Prior tear or Rupture of the Plantar Fascia; Fibromyalgia, Neuralgia, or Neuropathy; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Prior Trauma to the Heel, Fracture of the Calcaneus; Infection; Corn; Callus; Ingrown Nail.\n* Patient with history of Symptoms for over 6 months\n* Refractory to prior splint-based treatments\n* Prior injection of the plantar fascia\n* Prior surgery on the plantar fascia\n* Narcotic use","99 Years",{"count":289,"type":21},200,[24],"The investigators are trying to study that there is no difference in improvement of motion between static progressive and dynamic splinting.",[28],"2025-06-11",{"date":295,"type":37},"2025-06-15",{"date":297,"type":37},"2023-10-31",{"date":299,"type":21},"2026-06-18",{"name":301,"class":74},"Stanford University",{"id":303,"slug":304,"hasResults":11,"nctId":305,"briefTitle":306,"officialTitle":307,"acronym":308,"eligibilityCriteria":309,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":161,"enrollmentInfo":310,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":312,"phases":4,"briefSummary":313,"conditions":314,"keywords":316,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":321,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":322,"startDateStruct":324,"completionDateStruct":326,"leadSponsor":328,"locationsCount":45},"100456070","treatment-of-gastrocnemius-tightness-and-subsequent-chronic-plantar-fasciitis-with-botulinum-toxin-a-100456070","NCT05218785","Treatment of Gastrocnemius Tightness and Subsequent Chronic Plantar Fasciitis with Botulinum Toxin a","Botulinum Toxin Injection As Treatment for Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Tightness with Subsequent Chronic Plantar Fasciitis - a Prospective Clinical Cohort Study","PLATOX","Inclusion criteria:\n\n1. Age 18-75 years.\n2. An isolated gastrocnemius contracture must be verified with the Silfverskiölds test before inclusion.\n3. Diagnosis plantar fasciitis verified clinically by an orthopaedic surgeon.\n4. Diagnosis verified by MRI. MRI criteria: Thickening of the plantar fascia, oedema in the calcaneus, pathological signal changes in the plantar fascia (35)\n5. Duration of symptoms must be at least 12 months prior to first BTA injection.\n6. Conventional Physical Therapy must have been tried at least three months without a significant reduction of symptoms in the affected foot.\n\nExclusion criteria:\n\n1. Previously undergone surgery for plantar fasciitis.\n2. Patients with severe talocrural pathology or serious malalignment of foot and ankle\n3. Severely reduced peripheral circulation\n4. History of alcoholism, drug abuse, psychological or other emotional problems likely to jeopardize informed consent.\n5. Patients with a contraindication\u002Fnon-compliance for MRI examination.\n6. History of allergic reaction\u002Fanaphylactic reaction or other contraindication to botulinum toxin.\n7. Not able to read and\u002For speak a Scandinavian language or English adequately.",{"count":311,"type":21},40,"OBSERVATIONAL","This prospective clinical cohort study will follow 40 patients who recieve botulinum toxin A treatment for proximal medial gastrocnemius tightness with subsequent Chronic Plantar Fasciitis for two years. Three injections of botulinum toxin (75IU) will be administered with intervals of three months. Participants will be followed at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years with Patient Related Outcome Measures (PROMS) and physical test (Ergotest and ankle dorsiflexion).",[28,315],"Gastrocnemius Tightness",[317,318,319,320],"proximal medial gastrocnemius recession","gastrocnemius tightness","botox","botulinum toxin a","2025-03-25",{"date":323,"type":37},"2025-03-30",{"date":325,"type":37},"2022-01-13",{"date":327,"type":21},"2026-01",{"name":329,"class":74},"Oslo University Hospital",{"id":331,"slug":332,"hasResults":11,"nctId":333,"briefTitle":334,"officialTitle":334,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":335,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":336,"enrollmentInfo":337,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":339,"briefSummary":340,"conditions":341,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":342,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":343,"startDateStruct":345,"completionDateStruct":347,"leadSponsor":349,"locationsCount":45},"100570383","additional-effects-of-dry-needling-with-conventional-physical-therapy-versus-conventional-physical-therapy-in-plantar-fasciitis-a-randomized-control-trial-100570383","NCT06706531","Additional Effects of Dry Needling With Conventional Physical Therapy Versus Conventional Physical Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis: a Randomized Control Trial","Inclusion criteria:\n\n* Age 40-60 years\n* Both genders\n* Plantar heel pain for longer than 3 months\n* Pain score at least or less than 8 on the numeric pain (NPRS)\n* Clinical diagnosis of unilateral PF in accordance with the clinical practice guidelines from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association APTA:\n* Plantar medial heel pain: most noticeable with initial steps after a period of inactivity but also worse following prolonged weight bearing\n* Heel pain precipitated by a recent increase in weight bearing activity\n* Pain with palpation of the proximal insertion of the plantar fascia\n* Positive windlass test\n* Negative tarsal tunnel tests\n* Limited active and passive talocrural joint dorsiflexion range of motion\n* Abnormal foot posture index score\n* High body mass index in nonathletic individuals\n\nExclusion criteria:\n\n* Positive ankle drawer tests\n* Pregnant womwn, mental illness, immune suppressed patients, thrombocytopenia, anti-coagulant therapy patients and post-mastectomy\n* Congenital abnormalities of foot\n* A history of surgery to the ankle, foot or lower leg\n* Other causes of heel pain (including tarsal tunnel syndrome, calcaneal fracture, ankle or foot instability, arthritis of the foot or ankle, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, gout,peripheral neuropathy )\n* Presented with 2 or more positive neurologic signs consistent with nerve root compression","35 Years",{"count":338,"type":21},44,[24],"This study is a randomized controlled trial and the purpose of this study is to determine the effects of dry needling with conventional physical therapy versus conventional physical therapy on gait parameters in plantar fasciitis: a randomized control trial.",[28],"2024-11-22",{"date":344,"type":37},"2024-11-26",{"date":346,"type":37},"2024-06-01",{"date":348,"type":21},"2024-12-31",{"name":350,"class":74},"Foundation University Islamabad",{"id":352,"slug":353,"hasResults":11,"nctId":354,"briefTitle":355,"officialTitle":356,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":357,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":358,"maxAge":55,"enrollmentInfo":359,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":361,"briefSummary":362,"conditions":363,"keywords":364,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":368,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":369,"startDateStruct":371,"completionDateStruct":373,"leadSponsor":375,"locationsCount":45},"100568859","effects-of-iastm-and-kinesiotaping-in-plantar-fascitis-100568859","NCT06686706","Effects of IASTM and Kinesiotaping in Plantar Fascitis","Comparing the Effectiveness of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) and Kinesio Taping on Foot Functional Status and Quality of Life (QOL) in Plantar Fasciitis","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Both genders\n* Age Range of 20-40 years\n* Standing \\> 8 hours a day\n* Positive Windlass test\n* Patients who experience pain on medial tuberosity of the calcaneus on palpation.\n* Pain during the initial steps that lessened after a few steps but aggravated by increased activity\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* History of ankle or foot surgery\n* Patients with inflammatory conditions like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot bursitis.\n* Foot related complications after fracture\n* Patients receiving corticosteroid injections","20 Years",{"count":360,"type":21},38,[24],"The Objective of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) and Kinesio taping for improving foot functional status and Quality of Life (QOL) in patients with Plantar Fasciitis. The study will be randomized controlled Trial including 2 experimental groups and 19 participants in each group",[28],[28,365,366,367],"IASTM","Graston technique","Kinesio Taping","2024-11-12",{"date":370,"type":37},"2024-11-13",{"date":372,"type":37},"2024-05-01",{"date":374,"type":21},"2024-12-13",{"name":73,"class":74},{"id":377,"slug":378,"hasResults":11,"nctId":379,"briefTitle":380,"officialTitle":381,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":382,"healthyVolunteers":53,"sex":383,"minAge":358,"maxAge":336,"enrollmentInfo":384,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":385,"briefSummary":386,"conditions":387,"keywords":390,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":392,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":393,"startDateStruct":395,"completionDateStruct":397,"leadSponsor":399,"locationsCount":45},"100557337","effects-of-high-load-strength-training-with-and-without-tissue-specific-planter-facia-stretching-with-planter-fasciitis-100557337","NCT06536803","Effects of High Load Strength Training With and Without Tissue Specific Planter Facia Stretching With Planter Fasciitis","Effects of High Load Strength Training With and Without Tissue Specific Planter Facia Stretching Exercise on Pain Range of Motion and Functional Disability Among the Athletes With Planter Fasciitis","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Only Male Athletes\n* Prediagnosed Patients suffering from Plantar fasciitis referred from Orthopedic.\n* History of inferior heel pain atleast 2 weeks before enrollement.\n* Pain on palpation of Medial calcaneal Tubercle\u002Fproximal Plantar Fascia.\n* All participants with in the age group between 20-35 yrs.\n* Patients who are willing to particiapate in the study.\n* Heel pain syndrome\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* History of any systemic disease\n* Heel and skin infection\n* History of prior Surgery\n* Corticosteroid injection for Plantar fasciitis within previous 06 momths;\n* Any known malignancy \u002Fneoplasma involved side.\n* Diagnosed\u002Fknown psychiatric illness","MALE",{"count":311,"type":21},[24],"The rationale behind examining the synergistic impacts of high load strength training and tissues pecific plantar fascia stretching activities in athletes diagnosed with plantar fasciitis arises from an acknowledged deficiency in the existing body of scholarly research.Study design will be Randomized Control Trial. The study will be completed in 10 months after Synopsis Approval.The study will be carried in sports clubs of MOTH Mirpur AJK. Convenient Sampling will be used. Data Collection Tools will be used named as VAS, Functional foot index (FFI), and Goniometry used for Pain, functional disability and range of motion will be measured respectively before and after the intervention",[28,388,389],"Resistance Training","Muscle Stretching Exercises",[391],"plantar heel pain,High-load strength training,","2024-08-02",{"date":394,"type":37},"2024-08-05",{"date":396,"type":37},"2024-06-26",{"date":398,"type":21},"2024-09-26",{"name":73,"class":74},{"id":401,"slug":402,"hasResults":11,"nctId":403,"briefTitle":404,"officialTitle":405,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":406,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":358,"maxAge":55,"enrollmentInfo":407,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":409,"briefSummary":410,"conditions":411,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":412,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":413,"startDateStruct":414,"completionDateStruct":416,"leadSponsor":418,"locationsCount":45},"100557188","effects-of-kinesio-taping-in-adjunct-to-traditional-physical-therapy-on-pain-range-of-motion-and-gait-parameters-in-patients-with-plantar-fasciitis--a-randomized-controlled-trail-100557188","NCT06534866","\"Effects of Kinesio Taping in Adjunct to Traditional Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion and Gait Parameters in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis : a Randomized Controlled Trail\"","\"Effects of Kinesio Taping in Adjunct to Traditional Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion and Gait Parameters in Patients With Plantar Fascitis : a Randomized Controlled Trail\"","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Both genders\n* Age 20-40 years\n* Diagnosed Cases of plantar fasciitis as per diagnosis criteria established by APTA\n\nAs described by American Physical Therapy Association:\n\nPlantar medial heel pain: most noticeable with initial steps after a period of inactivity but also worse following prolonged weight bearing\n\n* Heel pain precipitated by a recent increase in weight-bearing activity\n* Pain with palpation of the proximal insertion of the plantar fascia\n* Positive windlass test\n* Negative tarsal tunnel tests\n* Limited active and passive talocrural joint dorsiflexion range of motion\n* Abnormal Foot Posture Index score\n\nExclusion criteria:\n\n* Recent steroid injections\n* History of ankle or foot surgery\n* Arthritis history\n* Radiculopathy\n* Diabetic foot",{"count":408,"type":21},56,[24],"THIS STUDY IS A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF KINESIO TAPING ON GAIT PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH PLANTAR FASCITIS",[28],"2024-07-30",{"date":392,"type":37},{"date":415,"type":37},"2023-09-01",{"date":417,"type":21},"2025-01-30",{"name":350,"class":74}]