NCT04243343

Specific Acupuncture Protocol for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciosis

A Randomized, Controlled, Multi-site Trial of a Specific Acupuncture Protocol for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (actual)
• Sponsor: brett rasmussen · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 74 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Determine if the addition of a specific acupuncture protocol to a standard of care prescribed exercise program is more effective at improving pain and function in adult patients with plantar fasciosis.

Detailed description

This is a randomized, controlled, multi-site trial investigating whether a specific acupuncture protocol can improve pain and function in adults with plantar fasciosis when added to standard of care treatment. The 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.

Conditions

• Plantar Fascitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Intervention + Standard of care	Acupuncture with electrostimulation plus standard of care prescribed home exercise program for treatment of plantar fasciosis.
OTHER	Standard of care	Standard of care prescribed home exercise program for treatment of plantar fasciosis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-01
• Primary completion: 2021-11-02
• Completion: 2021-11-02
• First posted: 2020-01-28
• Last updated: 2022-01-28

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States