Elastography and Thermography Plantar Fasciopathy Assessment After Radiofrequency Stimulation in a Sporty Population

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Plantar Fascia; Contracture
• Interventions: Device: Radiofrecuency

• Registration Number: NCT05460117
• Lead Sponsor: University of Malaga

Brief Summary

448kilohertz capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency is a novel technique in physiotherapy and its usefulness and clinical relevance is still to be investigated at both clinical practice and also in performance. Current studies show promising results in different musculoskeletal disorders, however there no studies in the assessment of quality soft tissue in sporty population after the used of this technique.

Detailed Description

Plantar Fasciopathy pain is is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, presenting a high prevalence in primary care centers and sport populations. Many factors have been proposed as the cause of pain, however there are no studies analysing possibilities of preventing foot injuries by using a radiofrequency stimulus.

The use of 448kilohertz capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency as the focus of the treatment looking for improve the quality of the tissue is still to be explored.

The hypothesis of the present project is that focus treatments on 448kilohertz capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency on the shoulder will produce better outcomes in terms of ultrasound assessment measured by quantified elastography, and this will decreased the possibilities of get injured.

All interventions will be developed by the same examiner, who is a physiotherapist with 6 years of clinical experience.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-26
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2022-09-12
• Study Completion: 2022-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 18-50 years --Sporty people with at least 3 days of training per week and presenting an upper limb dominance

Exclusion Criteria

• Suffer from any painful shoulder condition.
• History of significant shoulder trauma, such as fracture or ultrasonography
• Clinically suspected partial thickness cuff tear, following the classification of Wiener and Seitz.
• Recent shoulder dislocation in the past two years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Radiofrequency stimulus on the dominant PLANTAR FASCIOPATHY	Radiofrecuency	448 kilohertz Capacitive Resistive Monopolar Radiofrequency stimulus on the dominant Plantar fasciopathy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in plantar fasciopathy measured by quantified elastography.imaging at 3 months [ Time Frame: Time Frame: time (t) 1(prior to treatment), t2 (immediately after the treatment), t3 (3 months later)]. Changes in tendinous thickness	9 months	The elastography is obtained when the anatomic image on grayscale ultrasound overlaps parametric color image that expresses the rate of deformity of the tissues, soft tissues tend to develop greater deformity and tissue deformity have lower rigidity.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinica Ana Gonzalez; 🇪🇸 Malaga, Málaga, Spain