Status:

UNKNOWN

Joints Mobilization Versus Myofascial Release on Diabetic Patients With Painful Heel

Lead Sponsor:

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Conditions:

Diabetic Foot

Plantar Fasciitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

30+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases stiffness and thickness of foot structures. This may alter the foot's biomechanics and increase plantar pressure distribution, mainly on the forefoot region. Presence ...

Detailed Description

It is a clinical experimental study of 46 controlled diabetic patients (type II) above 30 years with unilateral PHP who will present to physiotherapy screening clinic through the medical referral. The...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Controlled diabetic patients (type II)
  • aged above 30 years
  • presented with unilateral plantar heel pain that diagnosed based on the following criteria (pain located at the heel or plantar surface of the mid-foot, morning first steps pain, and increased pain on weight bearing after a period of rest ).

Exclusion

  • ankle or foot deformity.
  • corticosteroids injection in the heel in the past 3 months.
  • neurological disorders, nerve entrapment in lower extremities or peripheral neuropathy (by 10-g monofilament and tuning fork of 128 Hz testing based on American Diabetes Association recommendations.
  • red flags to either the joints mobilization (JM) : (e.g. tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, severe vascular disease, prolonged steroid use) or the myofascial release (MFR) (e.g. infective conditions) .

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 3 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03851848

Start Date

March 3 2019

End Date

March 1 2020

Last Update

March 5 2019

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Security Forces hospital

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia