Effectiveness of Invasive Electrostimulation Combined With an Exercise Program in Plantar Fasciitis

Effectiveness of Invasive Electrostimulation Combined With an Exercise Program in Plantar. A Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03020693

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-13

Start date

2017-01-27

Completion date

2018-03-13

Last updated

2019-02-15

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Conditions

Fasciitis, Plantar

Keywords

electrostimulation, exercise program

Brief summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of an electrostimulation treatment with TENS using a needle and a surface electrode combined with an exercise program to fasciitis plantar. Half participants will receive invasive electrostimulation (TENS using a needle) and exercises while the other half will receive electrostimulation placebo and exercises.

Detailed description

There are a lot of treatments to fasciitis plantar. Exercises are the treatments more recommended to fasciitis plantar but not all patients improve only with exercises. Dry needling is recommended to relieve the pain in the heel. TENS is used to decrease the pain in the fasciitis plantar. Investigators will apply to half participants a treatment that combines TENS + Dry needling (invasive electrostimulation ) with exercises while the other half receive electrostimulation placebo (TENS using surface electrodes with non-therapeutic intensity) + exercises.

Interventions

PROCEDUREInvasive electrostimulation combined with exercises

Procedure for producing analgesia by introducing the TENS current through a needle combined with a exercises program.

PROCEDUREPlacebo electrostimulation and exercises

First: Sham dry needling. After: electrostimulation using surfaces electrodes. Finally a exercises program.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Medical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis * Age equal or superior to 18 years old. * VAS minimum of 2 points int the first steps after a prolonged decreasing period. * Having an evolution of a month or more of pain. * Not having received acupuncture or dry needling as treatment.

Exclusion criteria

* Peripheral Neuropathies. * Tarsus tunnel syndrome. * Rheumatic diseases. * Contraindication to dry needling: nickel allergy, fear of needles, sky with erosions. * Clotting disorders such as thrombosis or thrombophlebitis. * Fractures, infections and/ or tumor processes. * Have been treated for plantar fasciitis in the las 4 weeks. * Previous surgery in the foot * Pregnancy. * Communication Disorders. * Holders of pacemakers or electrostimulators.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change from baseline in pain scores on the visual analogue scale at 6 weeks in patients with plantar fasciitis.	6 weeks	It will evaluate the pain with Visual Analogue Scale in the first step in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in strength scores at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis.	6 weeks	It will evaluate the strength using dynamometer in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.
Change in the pain in the Trigger points at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis.	6 weeks	It will evaluate the pain with algometer in the first and tenth session in the plantar muscle. It will measure the change of pain in the Trigger points in the plantar muscle. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made .Three measurements will be made and the average data will be recorded.
Change in the functionality of foot and ankle at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis.	6 weeks	It will evaluate the functionality using Foot and Ankle Ability Measure questionnaire (FAAM) in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.
Change in the functionality and quality of life of foot and ankle at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis.	6 weeks	It will evaluate the functionality and quality of life using Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026