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The Effect of Barefoot Walking Plantar Chronic Heel Pain

NCT03677167 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2020-09-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many patients suffer from chronic heel pain, and studies have not yet found the most appropriate treatment. There are some researchers who claim that the pain is caused by weakness in the muscles of the foot, which causes increased pressure in the heel. In walking, the muscles of the foot are activated and strengthened. No research has yet been done on whether walking (barefoot or with shoes) on a treadmill reduces pain in the heel and improves function.

Conditions

  • Plantar Fascitis

Interventions

OTHER

walking on a treadmill

Patients will go on the treadmill (barefoot or with shoes) twice a week for a month, up to a medium-high level effort, and will receive ultrasound treatment for the painful heel spot

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Meuhedet. Healthcare Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rael Strous, MD,MHA · Meuhedet Health Care

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-29
Primary Completion
2020-08-31
Completion
2020-08-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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