NCT06677164Completed
Gluteus Maximus Strengthening Exercises Augmented by High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Patients With Plantar Fasciopathy
Gluteus Maximus Strengthening Exercises Augmented by High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Patients With Chronic Plantar Fasciopathy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (actual)
- First submitted
- 5 Nov 2024
- Start date
- 20 Nov 2024
- Primary completion date
- 22 Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Deraya University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06677164
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 100
- From 20 Nov 2024 to the primary completion date, 22 Feb 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- foot surgery, or
- received oral corticosteroids
Other illness
- systemic inflammatory arthritis disease,
- wound, or infection in the foot,
Other
- Patients with presence of foot deformity,
- plantar heel pain due to trauma,
Who the study is looking for
- 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
Age in the registry: 18 years to 55 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deraya University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Minya | Egypt | Unknown status |
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