NCT03907085

The Effect of High Intensity Laser Therapy in the Management of Painful Calcaneal Spur

The Effect of High Intensity Laser Therapy in the Management of Painful Calcaneal Spur: a Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hilal Yeşil · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The effect of high intensity laser therapy in the management of painful calcaneal spur: a double blind, placebo-controlled study

Detailed description

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) and exercise in patients with calcaneal spur. The patients were randomly assigned to receive either HILT + exercise (n=21) or placebo HILT + exercise (n=21). Pain severity (with visual analog scale (VAS) and with Roles and Maudsley score (RMS) ), functionality (with Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS)), plantar pressure measurement (with pedobarographic assesment), and quality of life (with short form-36 (SF-36)) of the patients were evaluated at baseline, at 4 weeks, and 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Calcaneal Spur

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	HILT + exercise	High intensity laser therapy-Patients received pulsed laser treatment, using a HIRO 3 device (ASA Laser, Arcugnano, Italy), five times a week for a period of three weeks, and one session per day for a total of 15 sessions. A 3-phase treatment program was performed in each session, and the patients were then given a daily exercise program once a day by a physiotherapist. Exercise program; A physiotherapist-assisted exercise program was performed by the two groups, five times a week for three weeks, for approximately 25 minutes. The exercise programs consisted of stretching exercises to the plantar fascia and Achilles tendon, active range of motion (ROM) exercises, and strengthening exercises to the tibialis posterior and peroneus muscles. The patients were also taught to collect the foot and towel.
OTHER	Placebo HILT + exercise	Placebo HILT group; Placebo therapy was applied in five sessions a week for three weeks, with a total of 15 sessions a day, with no current flowing through the device. This was followed by the exercise programs described above, performed once a day with the physiotherapist. Exercise program; A physiotherapist-assisted exercise program was performed by the two groups, five times a week for three weeks, for approximately 25 minutes. The exercise programs consisted of stretching exercises to the plantar fascia and Achilles tendon, active range of motion (ROM) exercises, and strengthening exercises to the tibialis posterior and peroneus muscles. The patients were also taught to collect the foot and towel.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2019-04-08
• Last updated: 2019-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)