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Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, High Power-LASER & Platelet-rich Protein on Pain and Function in Females With Calcaneal Spur A Randomized Comparative Study.

Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, High Power-LASER & Platelet-rich Protein on Pain and Function in Females With Calcaneal Spur A Randomized Comparative Study.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06510673
Enrollment
96
Registered
2024-07-19
Start date
2024-10-01
Completion date
2025-06-01
Last updated
2026-05-12

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Conditions

Calcaneal Spur

Brief summary

PURPOSE: To compare the effect of Extracorporeal shock wave therapy and high-power LASER therapy for the treatment of patients with calcaneal spur Background: Calcaneal spur is a common musculoskeletal disorder of the foot that affect the quality-of-life Conservative treatment modalities include, cold application, platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), shoe modification, therapeutic ultrasound, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), laser therapy (LLLT) are commonly used in the treatment of calcaneal spur. HYPOTHESES: There will be difference between Extracorporeal shock wave therapy and High- power LASER therapy on pain intensity in patients with calcaneal spur There will be difference between Extracorporeal shock wave therapy and High- power LASER therapy on function in patients with calcaneal spur. There will be difference between Extracorporeal shock wave therapy and High- power LASER therapy on the size of calcaneal spur in patients with calcaneal spur. RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there any difference between the effect of Extracorporeal shock wave therapy and High-power LASER on calcaneal spur?

Interventions

DRUGPlatelet rich plasma

Platelet-rich plasma for the heel

High power LASER sessions for the heel

OTHERShockwave therapy

Shockwave therapy sessions for the heel

Ice application for the heel

OTHERSham LASER

Sham LASER for the heel

Sponsors

Cairo University
Lead SponsorOTHER
Suez University
CollaboratorOTHER
Badr University
CollaboratorOTHER
Helwan University
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

diagnosed with calcaneal spur based on clinical examination and radiological findings.

Exclusion criteria

were as follows: acute trauma to the foot, history of fracture or surgery, lower extremity neurological deficit, polyneuropathy, radicular pain, autoimmune diseases tumor, thrombosis, soft tissue or bone infection, or skin disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain Visual Analog ScaleBaseline and after one monthIt is a self reported outcome which is a 10 cm line with zero at one end indicating no pain and 10 at the other end indicating maximum pain. Patient will be asked to mark the current pain on the scale and the distance from the starting point (0) will be measured
foot function index.Baseline and after one monthmeasure the impact of foot pathology on function in terms of pain, disability and activity restriction. it is a self-administered index
calcaneal Spur lengthBaseline and after one monthSpur length will be measured by MRI

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

STUDY_CHAIRDoaa Elsayed

Department of Physical therapy for Woman's Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

STUDY_CHAIRDoha Hamed

Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo

STUDY_CHAIRAhmed Zakaria

Department of orthopedic surgery, Helwan University

STUDY_DIRECTOROmnya Samy

Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo

STUDY_DIRECTORFatma Zidan

Department of Physical therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders & its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo

STUDY_CHAIRDoaa Saeed

Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 13, 2026