Plantar Fasciitis Treated With Dynamic Splinting

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Conditions studied: Plantar Fasciitis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the Ankle Dorsiflexion Dynasplint System (DS) is effective in reducing pain from Plantar Fasciitis (Fasciopathy).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00650884

Run by

Dynasplint Systems, Inc.

People needed

66

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-04-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients enrolled will have been DIAGNOSED with Plantar Fasciitis which is associated with significant pain and includes the following:
• Pain on the bottom of the heel
• Pain that is usually worse upon arising or after long periods of non weight bearing
• Pain that increases over a period of months
• Pain is worsened by walking barefoot on hard surfaces or by walking up stairs
• Morning mobility limitations
• Preference of patients to "walk on their toes"
• Paresthesias after non weight bearing (while sitting or lying down or both)
• Nocturnal pain
• Patients must be willing and able to sign the informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Achilles tendon injury
• Acute traumatic rupture of the plantar fascia
• Calcaneal bursitis
• Calcaneal neuritis
• Calcaneal stress fracture
• Lumbosacral radiculopathy of S1 nerve root
• Retrocalcaneal bursitis
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Where it is running

• Kaiser Permanente — Sacramento, California, United States
• Orlando Foot & Ankle Center — Orlando, Florida, United States
• Ankle & Foot Centers, PC — Marietta, Georgia, United States
• Lopez Foot Ankle Clinic — Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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