NCT02518841

A Comparison of ThermaWedge™ Device and Achilles Tendon Stretching for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciopathy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators will compare Achilles tendon stretching with a new product called a ThermaWedge™ device, a foam wedge designed to help with certain foot stretches and exercises, in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciopathy. There will be 2 groups each of 25 - 30 participants who have chronic plantar fasciopathy, which is a common cause of foot pain. Exercises will be done for 6 weeks and then each group will do the other exercise protocol for another 6 weeks. Participants will fill out the Foot and Ankle Disability Index scale and numerical analog pain scale and the Global Rating of Change Scale prior to any treatment, weekly during treatment and post treatment. The investigators' hypothesis is that use of the ThermaWedge™ device will result in decreased pain and disability when compared to achilles tendon stretching.

Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Plantar Fasciopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	ThermaWedge TM	ThermaWedge TM is a foam wedge device that is designed to be used in the treatment of plantar fasciopathy.
OTHER	Achilles Tendon Stretching	Participants will be asked to perform achilles tendon stretching exercises which will be demonstrated at the initial orientation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2015-08-10
• Last updated: 2018-10-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada