New study tests nerve stretching to ease heel pain
NCT ID NCT07657533
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will compare two types of nerve mobilization added to standard physical therapy for chronic plantar fasciitis. Sixty adults with heel pain for at least six weeks will be randomly assigned to receive either posterior tibial nerve mobilization or saphenous nerve mobilization alongside stretching. Researchers will measure pain, foot function, pressure sensitivity, ankle motion, and central sensitization to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nerve mobilization (posterior tibial or saphenous nerve)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective physical therapy approach for reducing pain and improving foot function in people with chronic plantar fasciitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, and it compares different types of nerve mobilization. Results may not apply to everyone with plantar fasciitis, and the benefits might be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Anyone between the ages of 18 and 50 * plantar heel pain for six weeks or more was eligible to participate.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Al Kharj, 16242, Saudi Arabia
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