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 @ 7:49 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:49 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04384003
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Athletes with plantar heel pain:
1. Diagnosis of painful heel syndrome by clinical examination, with the following positive clinical signs:
1. Pain in the morning or after sitting a long time
2. Local pain where the fascia attaches to the heel
3. Increasing pain with extended walking or standing for more than 15 minutes
2. Was associated with inflammatory symptoms (pain, swelling, etc.)
3. Pain in the area of the insertion of the plantar aponeurosis on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus.
4. Not perform ankle stretching exercises as treatment of the plantar fasciitis.
Healthy individuals:
1. A neutral foot alignment: determined by measurement of the resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP: between 2°of inversion and 2°of eversion) and scores on the navicular drop (ND: between 5 and 9 mm) test.
2. Foot Posture Index Score is between 0 and 5 .
3. No pain in the lower limbs
4. No history of lower limb injury or surgery that has affected function or caused the Individual to seek previous medical or therapeutic intervention.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Traumatic injury to lower limbs which impacted joint integrity and function (i.e., fractures) resulting in at least 1 interrupted day of desired physical activity
2. History of spinal, pelvic or lower limb surgery
3. Major neurological, cardiorespiratory or circulatory disorders
4. Past history of traumatic head injury with or without loss of consciousness
5. Have been taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory or corticosteroid medication in the past month
6. Recent intervention/management within the last 6 months
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
15 Years
Maximum Age:
40 Years
Study:
NCT04384003
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04384003