Clinical Trial: Effectiveness of Invasive Electrostimulation Combined With an Exercise Program in Plantar Fasciitis

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Effectiveness of Invasive Electrostimulation Combined With an Exercise Program in Plantar. A Clinical Trial

Brief Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness of an electrostimulation treatment with TENS using a needle and a surface electrode combined with an exercise program to fasciitis plantar. Half participants will receive invasive electrostimulation (TENS using a needle) and exercises while the other half will receive electrostimulation placebo and exercises.

Detailed Summary: There are a lot of treatments to fasciitis plantar. Exercises are the treatments more recommended to fasciitis plantar but not all patients improve only with exercises. Dry needling is recommended to relieve the pain in the heel. TENS is used to decrease the pain in the fasciitis plantar. Investigators will apply to half participants a treatment that combines TENS + Dry needling (invasive electrostimulation ) with exercises while the other half receive electrostimulation placebo (TENS using surface electrodes with non-therapeutic intensity) + exercises.
Sponsor: Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

Current Primary Outcome: Change from baseline in pain scores on the visual analogue scale at 6 weeks in patients with plantar fasciitis. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]

It will evaluate the pain with Visual Analogue Scale in the first step in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Change in strength scores at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
    It will evaluate the strength using dynamometer in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.
  • Change in the pain in the Trigger points at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
    It will evaluate the pain with algometer in the first and tenth session in the plantar muscle. It will measure the change of pain in the Trigger points in the plantar muscle. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made .Three measurements will be made and the average data will be recorded.
  • Change in the functionality of foot and ankle at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
    It will evaluate the functionality using Foot and Ankle Ability Measure questionnaire (FAAM) in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.
  • Change in the functionality and quality of life of foot and ankle at 6 weeks from first session in patients with plantar fasciitis. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
    It will evaluate the functionality and quality of life using Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) in the first and tenth session. At 6 weeks, a new measurement will be made.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

Dates:
Date Received: December 28, 2016
Date Started: December 2016
Date Completion: June 2017
Last Updated: January 11, 2017
Last Verified: December 2016