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Video-Based Versus Physician-Led Exercise Training for Plantar Fasciitis

NCT07628218 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-06-04

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Summary

This prospective, single-center, two-arm, parallel-group randomized non-inferiority trial will compare physician-led face-to-face exercise instruction with standardized video-based exercise instruction in adults with plantar fasciitis. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either face-to-face exercise training by an orthopedic physician or access to a standardized exercise video via QR code/web link. The exercise content will be identical in both groups; only the method of instruction will differ. The primary outcome will be the change in the Foot Function Index total/index score from baseline to 3 months. Secondary outcomes will include pain score, Foot Function Index subscales, exercise knowledge, exercise adherence, education time, video viewing status, additional treatment requirement, and patient satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Plantar Fasciitis of Both Feet
  • Plantar Fascitis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physician-Led Face-to-Face Exercise Instruction

Face-to-face instruction and demonstration of a standardized home exercise program by an orthopedic physician. The program includes plantar fascia-specific stretching, gastrocnemius/soleus stretching, plantar fascia self-massage, gradual toe raises, and towel pull exercises.

BEHAVIORAL

Video-Based Exercise Instruction

Access to a standardized home exercise video prepared by the study team via QR code or web link. Participants will be instructed to watch the video at home and perform the same exercise program used in the physician-led group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Balikesir Ataturk City Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • gunes SARIKAYA · Balikesir Ataturk City Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-12
Primary Completion
2026-08-12
Completion
2026-08-12

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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