Effects of Foot Rehabilitation And Minimalist Shoes on Pain, Strength, and Function in Adults With Plantar Fasciopathy
CompletedNot applicableNCT06106958
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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 goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of 8 weeks of foot rehabilitation exercises in conjunction with wearing minimalist shoes in individuals with plantar fasciopathy, compared to only performing foot rehabilitation exercises. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will individuals with plantar fasciopathy be able to reduce their pain and improve their self-reported function by performing rehabilitation exercises and wearing minimalist shoes, compared to those only performing rehabilitation exercises? * Will individuals with plantar fasciopathy be able to increase their intrinsic foot muscle strength and size, their balance, and gait biomechanics by performing rehabilitation exercises and wearing minimalist shoes, compared to those only performing rehabilitation exercises? * What characteristics of individuals with plantar fasciopathy make them most suited to succeed in a protocol of performing rehabilitation exercises and wearing minimalist shoes? Participants will be asked to come into the lab at the start of the intervention and after 8 weeks, where the following will be assessed: * Patient-reported outcomes * Foot morphology * Intrinsic foot muscle strength * Balance * Gait biomechanics For the intervention, participants in both groups will perform the same rehabilitation exercises, including: * Massage to the bottom of the foot * Calf-raises * Calf and foot stretches
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Foot Rehabilitation And Minimalist Shoes (FRAMES) on Pain, Strength, and Function in Adults With Plantar Fasciopathy
- Conditions
- Plantar Fascitis
- Plantar Fasciopathy
- Plantar Fasciitis of Both Feet
- Plantar Fasciitis of Right Foot
- Plantar Fasciitis of Left Foot
- Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Home Exercise Program
- Behavioral: Minimalist Shoes
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
- Start date
- 2024-02-14
- Primary completion
- 2025-01-20
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 55 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Between ages of 18 - 55 years old * First-step pain in the morning over past week - Visual Analog Score between 30-70 mm * Heel pain for at least a month with an insidious onset Exclusion Criteria: * Other current lower extremity neuromusculoskeletal injury * Other lower extremity neuromusculoskeletal injuries other than the foot in the past 3 months * Previous history of foot/ankle fractures or surgeries * Current participation in formal rehab for plantar fasciopathy * Previous minimalist shoe experience
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06106958