Effect of Cupping Therapy in Vatakantaka(Plantar Fasciitis).

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to study the effect of Wet Cupping therapy in Vatakantaka w.s.r. to Plantar Fasciitis. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/06/088395

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M709- Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with Vatakantaka will be selected. 2. Patients between age group of 25 to 65 years presenting with complaints of plantar heel pain, worse with rising in morning and/or after periods of sitting or lying presenting for 4 weeks or more. 3. Patients having signs and symptoms of Plantar fasciitis will be selected.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous surgery for heel pain. 2. Achilles tendon pathology. 3. Systemic diseases like inflammatory or degenerative polyarthritis, diabetes mellitus, local or systemic infection, peripheral vascular diseases, metabolic disease, such as gout, clotting disorder, anticoagulation therapy. 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients. 5. Dysfunction of the knee, ankle, or foot. 6. Previous treatment: Corticosteroid injection in the last 6 months or NSAIDs treatment within the last 7 day. 7. Patients with wound on heel region. 8. Patient with calcaneal fracture.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the effect of Wet Cupping therapy in Vatakantaka w.s.r. to Plantar Fasciitis with subjective and objective criteria after 7 days of treatment.Timepoint: To study the effect of Wet Cupping therapy in Vatakantaka w.s.r. to Plantar Fasciitis with subjective and objective criteria after 7 days of treatment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To study the effect of Wet Cupping therapy in Vatakantaka w.s.r. to Plantar Fasciitis. 2. To compare the effect of Wet Cupping therapy and Dry Cupping Therapy in Vatakantaka w.s.r to plantar fasciitis. 3. To review the literature of Vatakantaka w.s.r. to Plantar Fasciitis as per Ayurvedic and Modern literature.Timepoint: 1st and 7th day	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vijaya Bhanudas Sonawane

SMBT Ayurved College and Hospital Dhamangaon

chaitalidhamane179@gmail.com8805694776

Outcome results