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Glyceryl Trinitrate Gel Phonophoresis on Planter Fasciiatis

NCT07480876 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-03-24

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Summary

Does phonophoresis with glyceryl trinitrate gel have an effect in treatment of planter fasciitis patients?

Conditions

  • Planter Fasciitis

Interventions

OTHER

Phonophoresis group

1. Patients will receive Phonophoresis with topical glyceryl trinitrate gel. Using pulsed ultrasound (2:1) with the frequency of 0.8 MHz and intensity of 1.5 W/CM for 10 minutes was dynamically administered for the patients in 10 every other day sessions. 2. Therapeutic exercises * Tibialis anterior strengthening (four sets of ten repetitions, with weights of 3 to 5 kg) * Plantar fascia stretching the patient was comfortably sitting on chair with tennis ball under his foot. Then he rolls the ball by moving his foot in forward and backward direction. * Stretching of the gastrocnemius and gastro soleus muscles by standing (standing calf stretch exercise, standing soleus muscle stretch exercise), the Achilles tendon by sitting (towel stretch exercise) , and the plantar fascia on a step (plantar fascia stretch exercise) . Patients were asked to do the exercises for four weeks, 10 times each morning and evening by counting up to 30

OTHER

ultrasound only and Therapeutic exercises

1. Patients will receive ultrasound at a frequency of 1.0 Hz and intensity of 1.2 watts/cm². Ten sessions were undertaken at a frequency of two sessions per week. 2. therapeutic exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • abeer Abdrahman Mohamed, Phd · Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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