Status:
COMPLETED
A Comparative Study of Two Dry Needling Interventions for Plantar Heel Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad de Zaragoza
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidad San Jorge
Ministry of Health, Kuwait
Conditions:
Plantar Fascitis
Myofacial Pain Syndromes
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a clinical trial that will be done in the state of Kuwait, at the physical rehabilitation medicine hospital. the participants will be recruited from all over Kuwait, there is a clinical regist...
Detailed Description
Physical therapy approaches continue evolving. During the last years, minimally invasive techniques such as percutaneous needle electrolysis (PNE) was being developed, obtaining promising results for ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of PHP in accordance with the Clinical Guidelines linked to the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health from the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
- Age greater than 21 years according to the Kuwaiti law.
- History of plantar heel pain for greater than one month.
- Walking 50 meters without any support
- Having MTPs on initial physical examination on plantar and calf muscles
- Accepting to be treated by a male physiotherapist.
- Capacity to understand the study and the informed consent, as well as having signed the document.
Exclusion
- \- Needle phobia
- Allergy from needles or hypersensitivity to metals
- Presence of coagulopathy or use of anticoagulants
- Presence of peripheral arterial vascular disease
- Pregnancy
- Dermatological disease with the dry needling area
- The presence of a chronic medical condition that might preclude participation in the study such as malignancy, systemic inflammatory disorders (e.g. psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, septic arthritis), neurological diseases, polyneuropathy, mononeuropathy.
- Treatment of plantar heel pain with needling or acupuncture during last 4 weeks.
- A history of injection therapy in the heel in the previous three months.
- Previous history of foot surgery or fracture.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 14 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03236779
Start Date
January 14 2018
End Date
December 20 2019
Last Update
January 26 2021
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Physical Medicine and rehabilitation Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait