Effects of PIR With and Without Dry Needling on Heel Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT06074640
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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 aim of this research will be to determine the effects of Post Isometric relaxation exercises with and without dry needling of triceps surae MTrPs on heel pain, ankle ROM and foot function in chronic heel pain patients. The sample size calculated for this study was 42. The subjects will be divided in two groups, 21 subjects in PIR with dry needling group and 21 in PIR without dry needling group. Study duration will be of 6 months. Sampling technique applied will be non probability convenience sampling technique. Only patients who are 20 - 40 years old, have NPRS score of heel pain above 3 and have MTrPs in any of the triceps surae muscle on initial inspection are included. Tools used in the study are Goniometer, NPRS scale and Foot function Index. Data will be analyzed through SPSS 23.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation With and Without Dry Needling in Triceps Surae With Chronic Heel Pain.
- Conditions
- Heel Pain Syndrome
- Interventions
- Other: MET PIR with Dry Needling
- Other: MET PIR without Dry Needling
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Start date
- 2023-10-03
- Primary completion
- 2024-04-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 40 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 20 to 40 yrs * Both Genders (Males and Females) * Clinical diagnosis of plantar heel pain in accordance with ICFDH * Primary c/o unilateral heel pain on the inferomedial surface * Pain elicited with first steps after waking * Pain worsens on prolonged weight bearing or inactivity. * Complaint of Heel Pain ≥ 6 month (Chronic) * NPRS score of heel pain between scores above 3 * Ankle dorsiflexion less than 10° with extended knee or less than 20° with flexed knee. * Presence of MTrPs in any of the triceps surae muscle (Gastrocnemius, soleus) on initial inspection Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with bilateral heel pain (may be systemic) * Heel pain with absence of trigger points in Triceps surae complex. * Participants diagnosed with serious causes of heel pain. (Ankle/foot fractures, Tumors etc) * Secondary causes of heel pain(Congenital deformity, systemic inflammatory, vascular or neurological disorders etc) * History of treatment for heel pain in the past 4 weeks * Persons contraindicated for Acupuncture/Dry Needling
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06074640