New study tests which therapy works best for heel pain
NCT ID NCT07614672
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two treatments for plantar fasciitis, a common cause of heel pain. About 56 adults with heel pain for at least 6 weeks will receive either instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization or manual massage. Researchers will measure pain, daily function, and walking ability to see which approach works better.
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Study facts
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- 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 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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19 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: inclusion criteria individuals with the presence of heel pain with first steps in the morning or after prolonged rest, tenderness at medial calcaneal tubercle and positive windlass test individuals with symptoms greater than or equal to 6 weeks Adults and middle-aged adults (19 to 64 years) both males and females participants with BMI less than 35 kg/m2 individuals willing to participate and provide informed consent - Exclusion Criteria: any surgery or fracture at lower extremity any neoplastic growth at foot any neurological or vascular disorders affecting gait participants using foot orthoses such as insoles, heel pads, arch support, or corrective footwear other causes of foot pain such as Achilles tendonitis, hallux valgus and ankle sprain \-
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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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Ibadat International University Islamabad (IIUI)
Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan
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