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Clinical Trials/TCTR20170501001
TCTR20170501001
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Effects of elastic therapeutic taping and lower extremity stretching on heel pain, foot disability, and ground reaction force in individuals with plantar fasciitis

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University0 sites30 target enrollmentMay 1, 2017

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Individual with plantar fasciitis
Sponsor
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University
Enrollment
30
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 1, 2017
End Date
May 26, 2017
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Male

Investigators

Sponsor
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion criteria
  • \- Male aged between 18 and 40 years old
  • \- Specific inclusion criteria to diagnose plantar fasciitis which are composed of (McPoil et al., 2008; Yamsri et al., 2011\)
  • a.A complaint of tenderness from the palpation of the medial calcaneal tubercle and the medial aspect of the proximal portion of the plantar fascia, or pain along the plantar fascia at medial longitudinal arch side
  • b.The presence of heel pain immediately during first few steps of walking in the morning or after prolong period of inactivity; and gradually decreased throughout the day with ordinary walking; and worsened with prolonged activity
  • \- Chronic plantar fasciitis (6 weeks †24 months) (Yamsri et al., 2011\)
  • \- Maximum level of pain intensity during last week using visual analog scale (VAS) ranging from 50 \- 100 mm of 10 cm VAS scale (Yamsri et al., 2012\).
  • \- High activity person such as the person who is regularly exercise or does work causing large increases in breathing or heart rate like (carrying of lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work)
  • \- Pain at one leg (unilateral symptomatic foot) or both legs (bilateral symptomatic feet) (in case of both leg pain, the worse leg will be recruited to the study)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria
  • \- BMI more than 25 kg/m2
  • \- Positive sciatica sign (L5\-S1 nerve root irritation), assessed by Straight leg raising test
  • \- Having history of lower extremity fracture
  • \- Having history of lower extremity surgery
  • \- Having been diagnosed with gout, diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythymatosus (SLE), cancer, infection disease and tumor
  • \- Receiving plantar steroid injection within the last 3 months
  • \- Using NSAIDs within 1 week
  • \- Tape allergy
  • \- Taking pain killer during intervention

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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