Comparative Effectiveness of Different Neural Mobilization Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis

Comparative Effectiveness of Different Neural Mobilization Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07657533

Acronym

RCT

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-18

Start date

2026-07-01

Completion date

2026-10-01

Last updated

2026-06-18

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Conditions

Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic

Keywords

plantar fasciopathy, neural mobilization, conventional therapy, central sensitization

Brief summary

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

OTHERnerve mobilization

posterior tibial and saphenous nerve mobilization

OTHERphysical therapy

stretching of plantar fascia

OTHERsaphenous nerve mobilization

saphenous nerve mobilization

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Anyone between the ages of 18 and 50 * plantar heel pain for six weeks or more was eligible to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pressure pain threshold	pre and after six weeks	the lowest pressure at which pain is felt, was measured using a pressure algometer
central sensitization	Pre and after six weeks	measuring CSI by the arabic version of CSI

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
ankle ROM	Pre and after six weeks	measuring ROM BY GONIOMETR

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Contacts

CONTACTMohammed Hegazy

m.hegazy@psau.edu.sa+966566169893

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 19, 2026