Does Complete Plantar Fascia Release Decrease Pain Score More Than Partial Release?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20251010005

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-10

Start date

2016-01-01

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

Does Complete Plantar Fascia Release Decrease Pain Score More Than Partial Release? Plantar fasciitis, plantar release, complete release, partial release

Interventions

The definition of total release was a complete release of plantar fascia insertion , the partial release was preserved the central band of the plantar fascia.

Treatment,Treatment

complete plantar release,partial plantar release

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis who had received pain medication and physical therapy for at least 6 months without improvement. 2.Patients without flatfoot deformity or gastrocnemius contracture. 3.Patients with a follow-up period of at least 3 months after surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a history of calcaneal stress fracture, calcaneal degeneration, or previous foot surgery. 2.Patients with a history of diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or thyroid disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores 3 month VAS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
calcaneal inclination angles 3 month film measurement	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactWittachai Witawtdechakun

Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

to_earth1@hotmail.com0909463030

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026