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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON45150
NL-OMON45150
Completed
Not Applicable

Are orthotic insoles effective in pain reduction for plantar fasciitis in general practice or sports physician? - STAP-trial

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Enrollment
185
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with plantar fasciitis, characterized as pain at the medial hind foot, presenting themselves to a GP or sports physician and aged between 18 and 65 years and a minimal pain duration of 2 weeks are eligible for participation. The diagnosis of plantar fasciitis can be made with reasonable certainty on the basis of clinical assessment alone. Patients typically report a gradual onset of pain in the inferior heel that is usually worse with their first steps in the morning or after a period of inactivity. And secondly there is a localized area of maximal tenderness over the anteromedial aspect of the inferior heel.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Recurrent complaints of plantar fasciitis for more than 2 years; complaints caused by trauma; earlier treatment for plantar fasciitis by a podiatrist or treatment with orthotics; suspected (osteo)arthritis in the subtalar or talonavicular joint; suspicion on tarsal tunnel syndrome, stress fractures, infections or tumours, systemic diseases (Bechterew, psoriasis or multiple sclerosis); no understanding of the Dutch language.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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