shock wave therapy in heel pain

The effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) in plantar fasciitis: a12 month randomised controlled trial in a Tunisian rehabilitation department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202308802969500

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-24

Start date

2022-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

radial shock wave therapy

physiotherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: non rheumatic etiology Failure of medical treatment (analgesics and oral NSAIDs and at least one local cortisonic injection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Untreated plantar fasciitis. Other associated tendinopathy. infection in the treatment area. Inflammatory cause tumor Previous operation on the heel

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain intensity with visual analog scale VAS ;the Modified Roles and Maudsley score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
peak plantar pressure in the dominant and non-dominant limbs;mean plantar pressure;total contact area;heel contact area;mass distribution	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactRihab Moncer

Rehabilitation department

rihabmoncer@hotmail.com+21653911717

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026