Effects of Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Cupping on Plantar Heel Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT02895698
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of dry cupping on calf muscle trigger points in patients with plantar heel pain. A secondary aim is to examine the correlation between several outcome measures in those patients.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Cupping on Plantar Heel Pain
- Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Heel Spur Syndrome
- Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
- Interventions
- Device: Dry cupping
- Other: Stretching exercises
- Sponsor
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Start date
- 2014-11
- Primary completion
- 2015-10
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral plantar heel pain. * Trigger point(s) in the gastrocnemius/soleus muscle(s). * Central or centro-medial tenderness in the plantar aspect of the heel. Exclusion Criteria: * Red flags: tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, or any severe vascular condition in the lower limbs. * Neurological symptoms: sciatica, tarsal tunnel syndrome. * Previous surgery in the affected leg below the hip. * Fibromyalgia. * Previous manual therapy treatment for the same condition within the past 6 months. * History of more than three corticosteroid injections within the past year.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02895698