Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:49 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:49 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06967168
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults aged 18 years or over
* Have symptomatic heel pain (in one or both feet)
* Able to speak, read and understand written and spoken English or Welsh
* Able to provide remote informed consent
* Access to internet and email, or DVD player, with technical support from family, friends or carers if necessary.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Taken part in a prescribed exercise intervention or used prescribed insoles (past 3 months)
* History of major trauma or fracture of the lower leg or below ankle surgery
* Heel pain secondary to a systemic condition/syndrome/malignancy
* Requires ankle-foot orthoses or lower limb device (splint)
* Diabetes or peripheral neuropathy
* History of inflammatory joint disease or autoimmune condition
* Chronic pain syndrome
* Pregnancy
* Pacemaker or other electrical implant
* Blood clotting disorder (haemophilia), blood clot (thrombosis), or current use of anticoagulant medication
* Cortisone injection therapy within the last two weeks
* Unable to complete exercises in self-help resources.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT06967168
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06967168