Comparative Effectiveness of Different Neural Mobilization Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: nerve mobilization, physical therapy, saphenous nerve mobilization.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic. Basic parameters: 18 years — 50 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Saudi Arabia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Comparative Effectiveness of Different Neural Mobilization Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
BThis study will be designed to compare between the effect of adding posterior tibial nerve or saphenous nerve mobilization to the traditional physical therapy on pain intensity, foot function, pressure pain threshold, ankle dorsiflexion ROM and central sensitization in patients with PF.
Detailed description
: Sixty patients with PF will be included in this study: Patients will be randomly assigned into three groups. Patients in group A will receive traditional physical therapy plus posterior tibial nerve mobilization while group B will receive the same traditional physical therapy and saphenous nerve mobilization, and group C will receive only traditional physical therapy. Three sessions will be held for six weeks. Patients will be evaluated for pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT), foot function, ankle dorsiflexion ROM and central sensitization
Interventions
- Other nerve mobilization
posterior tibial and saphenous nerve mobilization - Other physical therapy
stretching of plantar fascia - Other saphenous nerve mobilization
saphenous nerve mobilization
Primary outcome measures
- pressure pain threshold [Time frame: pre and after six weeks]
- central sensitization [Time frame: Pre and after six weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- ankle ROM [Time frame: Pre and after six weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Anyone between the ages of 18 and 50
- plantar heel pain for six weeks or more was eligible to participate.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Saudi Arabia · 1 center
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University — Al Kharj
Publications
- Basson A, Olivier B, Ellis R, Coppieters M, Stewart A, Mudzi W. The Effectiveness of Neural Mobilization for Neuromusculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Sep;47(9):593-615. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7117. Epub 2017 Jul 13. PMID 28704626
- Plaza-Manzano G, Rios-Leon M, Martin-Casas P, Arendt-Nielsen L, Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C, Ortega-Santiago R. Widespread Pressure Pain Hypersensitivity in Musculoskeletal and Nerve Trunk Areas as a Sign of Altered Nociceptive Processing in Unilateral Plantar Heel Pain. J Pain. 2019 Jan;20(1):60-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.08.001. Epub 2018 Aug 16. PMID 30121357
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07657533 · RHPT/026/015 · PSAU/2026/03/45066