RCT - Assessing the Benefits of the Use of a Tension Night Splint in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis

NCT ID: NCT02546115

Last Updated: 2020-03-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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To assess whether the provision of a tension night splint (TNS) device has any additional benefit in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis, compared to routine care comprising physiotherapy \& podiatry alone.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Plantar Fasciitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Intervention

standard practice (structured rehabilitation programme) + TNS

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

tension night splint

Intervention Type DEVICE

this is the use of a commercially available tension night splint device, to be worn by the patient

standard practice - a structured rehabilitation programme

Intervention Type OTHER

this is the standardised structured rehabilitation programme of home exercises given to patients, with supporting literature, and instructions on how to progress the regime themselves

control

standard practice (structured rehabilitation programme)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

standard practice - a structured rehabilitation programme

Intervention Type OTHER

this is the standardised structured rehabilitation programme of home exercises given to patients, with supporting literature, and instructions on how to progress the regime themselves

Interventions

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tension night splint

this is the use of a commercially available tension night splint device, to be worn by the patient

Intervention Type DEVICE

standard practice - a structured rehabilitation programme

this is the standardised structured rehabilitation programme of home exercises given to patients, with supporting literature, and instructions on how to progress the regime themselves

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients age \>18 with symptoms of plantar fasciitis for \>3 months
2. Diagnostic imaging confirming plantar fasciitis (either US or MRI acceptable)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current or previous partial or full-thickness tear of the Achilles tendon or plantar fascia (either clinically suspected or proven on imaging)
2. Current or previous calf muscle injury
3. Previous use of tension night splint
4. Diabetic neuropathy, or other sensory / sensorimotor disturbance
5. Lower limb vascular compromise
6. Fragile skin, or skin wounds on lower leg
7. Subjects with impaired mobility which prevents safe and effective application of the Tension Night Splint
8. Any other condition which it is thought may be aggravated by the use of a tension night splint
9. Subjects unable to give valid consent for the study
10. Subjects who state that they are unable or unwilling to undergo the home-based structured rehabilitation programme as a part of the study process
11. Subjects who are unable to attend the follow-up appointment required at the end of the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospitals, Leicester

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Patrick Wheeler

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UHL

Locations

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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Wheeler PC. The addition of a tension night splint to a structured home rehabilitation programme in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis does not lead to significant additional benefits in either pain, function or flexibility: a single-blinded randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2017 Jun 13;3(1):e000234. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000234. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29259809 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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UHL - 11335

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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