Treatments of exercise and orthotics for plantar heel pain: TREADO

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Plantar heel pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12418153
• Lead Sponsor: Keele University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 11 March 2024
• Study Completion: 2026-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 696

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 18 years and over
2. Self-reported localised pain under the heel which is worst when standing after rest and after prolonged weight-bearing
3. Symptom duration at least 4 weeks with pain > = 2 (0-10 Numerical Rating Scale [NRS])
4. Access to a mobile phone that can send/receive SMS text-messages or a landline telephone
5. Able and willing to participate and provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inflammatory arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout, fibromyalgia
2. Heel pain of neurologic cause e.g. tarsal tunnel, entrapment neuropathy, radiculopathy
3. Serious pathologies requiring urgent medical attention (e.g. trauma, tumour, infection)
4. Current treatment or treatment in the last 3 months by a physiotherapist or podiatrist for PHP, or currently using a contoured foot orthosis
5. Previous surgery or awaiting surgery on the affected foot
6. Corticosteroid injection into the affected foot in the last 3 months
7. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy to the affected foot in the last 3 months
8. Unlikely to tolerate the interventions (e.g. allergies to common orthotic device materials) or unable to attend for treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in plantar heel pain intensity score is measured using a 0-10 numeric rating scale (NRS) at baseline and an average score from 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 weeks.