Gluteus Maximus Strengthening Exercises Augmented by High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Patients With Plantar Fasciopathy
CompletedNot applicableNCT06677164
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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)
Plantar heel pain is one of the most commonly encountered problems of the feet in adults \[1\]. It accounts for nearly 11%-15% of all foot symptoms, The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of high intensity laser therapy combined with gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise on pain, thickness of plantar fascia, and function of the foot.
Study details
- Official title
- Gluteus Maximus Strengthening Exercises Augmented by High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Patients With Chronic Plantar Fasciopathy
- Conditions
- Plantar Fascia
- Interventions
- Procedure: Gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise
- Device: high-intensity laser therapy
- Sponsor
- Deraya University
- Start date
- 2024-11-20
- Primary completion
- 2025-02-22
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 55 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral plantar heel pain with or without calcaneal spur for more than 3 months. * Tenderness at the insertion of the plantar fascia * BMI index will be from 25 up to 30 * Patient will wear silicone insole . * Diagnosis of PF based on orthopedic referral Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with presence of foot deformity, * systemic inflammatory arthritis disease, * foot surgery, or * plantar heel pain due to trauma, * wound, or infection in the foot, * received oral corticosteroids
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06677164