Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of HILT vs LLLT in Treatment of Patients With Achilles Tendinitis or Plantar Fasciitis
Lead Sponsor:
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Research Council of Lithuania
Conditions:
Plantar Fascitis
Achilles Tendon Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the changes of heel pain, functional health and well-being after high-intensity and low-level laser therapy for plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinopa...
Detailed Description
Plantar heel pain, also known as plantar fasciitis, causes soreness or tenderness of the sole of the foot under the heel, which sometimes extends into the medial arch. Pain associated with the conditi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- unilateral painful activity related symptoms from the Achilles region
- tenderness during palpation of Achilles insertion on calcaneus or couple centimeters above
- unilateral plantar heel pain, mainly during the first few steps upon rising in the morning
- tenderness at the insertion site of the plantar fascia o the calcaneus
Exclusion
- bilateral heel pain
- other acute pathology (febrile fever, cold. etc.) that require treatment
- other painful conditions that require painkillers (tooth pain, back pain, etc)
- pregnancy
- history of recent trauma or foot surgery
- wounds, infections in treatment area
- impaired sensation in treatment area
- pigmentation changes on the skin in treatment area (tattoo, birthmarks)
- received oral or injected corticosteroids within the last 26 weeks
- diagnosis of systemic inflammatory arthritis (goat, rheumatoid arthritis, etc)
- diagnosis of neurological heel pain (radiculopathy)
- diagnosis of other heel pathology (calcaneal stress fracture, osteomyelitis, plantar fascia neoplasm, plantar fascia rupture, etc)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 3 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
155 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03873961
Start Date
January 3 2017
End Date
April 30 2019
Last Update
March 17 2020
Active Locations (1)
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The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation
Kaunas, Lithuania, LT 44307