NCT03246087

Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciosis in the Primary Care Setting

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 94 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of acupuncture to a standard of care prescribed exercise program is more effective at improving pain and function in adult patients with plantar fasciosis.

Detailed description

Investigators are studying whether a specific acupuncture protocol, when added to the standard of care treatment, can improve pain and function in adults with plantar fasciosis. Investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant improvement in both pain and functional outcomes, both acutely and over time, in the experimental group compared to the control group. Investigators will measure foot pain immediately prior to treatment (baseline), immediately after the initial treatment and at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 3 months. The Foot Function Index Revised short form will be used during the same intervals to evaluate foot function. At 3 months, patients in the non-acupuncture group will cross-over into the acupuncture group if still experiencing pain.

Conditions

• Plantar Fascitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupunture	acupuncture for plantar fasciosis Acupuncture will be performed and the standard of care prescribed home exercise program will be reviewed.
OTHER	Standard of care	standard of care home exercise program

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-17
• Primary completion: 2019-04-13
• Completion: 2019-04-13
• First posted: 2017-08-11
• Last updated: 2024-03-08
• Results posted: 2024-03-08

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study