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Comparisons of Musculoskeletal Characteristics and Lower Extremity Motor Control Ability between Prolonged Standing Workers with and without Plantar Heel Pain

Comparisons of Musculoskeletal Characteristics and Lower Extremity Motor Control Ability between Prolonged Standing Workers with and without Plantar Heel Pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20201020008
Enrollment
64
Registered
2020-10-20
Start date
2020-11-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

prolonged standing workers plantar heel pain prolonged standing workers plantar heel pain motor control muscle recruitment foot alignment muscle flexibility

Interventions

experienced plantar heel pain for at least 3 weeks and at least with one of the following complaints: pain with palpation of proximal insertion of plantar fascia
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pain on plantar heel with initial steps after a period of inactivity
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pain on plantar heel when prolonged standing,match demographic data with the other group and without foot and ankle symptoms in the past year
Screening,Screening
prolonged standing workers with PHP,prolonged standing workers without PHP

Sponsors

individual
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Work related standing time:
 continuous standing > 1 hour or > 4 hours of standing per day Group with plantar heel pain: experienced plantar heel pain for at least 3 weeks and at least with one of the following complaints: pain with palpation of proximal insertion of plantar fascia
, pain on plantar heel with initial steps after a period of inactivity
, pain on plantar heel when prolonged standing Group without plantar heel pain: match demographic data with the other group and without foot and ankle symptoms in the past year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy History of any systematic disease History of osteoarthritis in lower extremity History of lower extremity surgery or trauma

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Motor control Once after basic data collection Kinetic Control movement control tests of foot,Muscle recruitment Once after basic data collection Kinetic Control muscle inner range hold tests of tibialis posterior and soleus

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Foot alignment Once after basic data collection Foot Posture Index (FPI),Foot and ankle range of motion Once after basic data collection measure range of motion of ankle dorsiflexion and first metatarsalphalangeal joint extension

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactTzyy-Jiuan Wang

Host

tjwang@ym.edu.tw+886228267091

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026