Evaluation of the effectiveness of high intensity laserotherapy in calcaneal spur- analysis of short and further results

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Calcaneal spur; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000744257
• Lead Sponsor: Opole Medical School, Department of Physiotherapy

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-03
• Study Completion: 2019-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 18 May 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

diagnosed heel spur,
- adult person,
- current X-ray examination,
- participants suffering from pain for at least 3 months with no prior physical therapy for at least 3 months prior to the study and an unsuccessful treatment using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID).

Exclusion Criteria

- heart stimulator,
- cancer, pregnancy,
- implants from foreign bodies in the area of applicationlaser radiation,
- no pain,
- skin diseases,
- application area,
- acute infections,
- blood clotting disorders, arrhythmias and conduction disorders heart,
- other foot disorders,
- mental disorder, abolished or disturbed feeling,
- lack of cooperation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The foot function index has been used to measure the pathology of the foot function in terms of pain, disability and activity limitations.The FFI is a self-administered index consisting of 23 items divided into 3 sub-scales.[Primary endpoint: after 3 months<br>Before and after therapy sessions and follow-up after 1 month];Stabilometric Platform analysis the position of posture with open and closed eyes (COP).[Primary endpoint: after 3 months<br>Before and after therapy sessions and follow-up after 1 month]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Laitinen scale was used for subjective assessment of the level of pain. The patient evaluated four indicators: pain severity, passenger frequencies, frequency of using analgesics, limitations of physical activity.<br>Each of the points is assigned points from 0 to 4, where 0 means no solution and the maximum problem is 4.[At baseline, after the last intervention and follow-up after 1 month and 3 months];Level of pain assesed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in which the patient assesses the experienced pain on a simple scale from 0 to 10, where 0 denotes lack of pain and 10 denotes the strongest pain.[At baseline, after the last intervention and follow-up after 1 month and 3 months]