Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis With Dorsiflexion Night Splints and Medial Arch Supports

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Plantar Fasciitis

In brief

The overall purpose of this study is to examine the combined effect of both dorsiflexion night splints and medial arch supports and compare it to the effect of these interventions each by itself in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00222911

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

75

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2006-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-05-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• plantar heel pain
• pain is provoked by taking the first few steps in the morning, by standing after prolonged sitting, and/or by prolonged standing
• tenderness localized to the origin of the plantar fascia on the medial calcaneal tubercle

You may not qualify if…

• previous foot surgery
• foot trauma within the previous three months
• tarsal tunnel syndrome
• loss of plantar foot sensation
• foot pathology other than plantar fasciitis including tendonitis, bursitis, or calcaneus fracture
• generalized inflammatory disorders associated with the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's disease, gout, or lupus
• previous treatment of plantar fasciitis with dorsiflexion night splints and/or medial arch supports
• inability or unwillingness to discontinue current treatment modalities that are used for the purpose of plantar fasciitis
• participation in a worker's compensation program
• age of less than 18 years

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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