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title: Comparing Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization With Positional Release Technique for Plantar Fasciitis Pain and Range of Motion
nct_id: NCT07070245
overall_status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
phase: NA
sponsor: Doaa Said Mohamed Ibrahim
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
countries: Egypt
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ct_last_update_post_date: 2025-07-17
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# Comparing Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization With Positional Release Technique for Plantar Fasciitis Pain and Range of Motion

**NCT ID:** [NCT07070245](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07070245)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 60
- **Lead Sponsor:** Doaa Said Mohamed Ibrahim
- **Conditions:** Chronic Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Pain, Plantar Fascia Inflammation
- **Start Date:** 2025-06-22
- **Completion Date:** 2025-10-01
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2025-07-17

## Brief Summary

Chronic plantar fasciitis (CPF) is the most common cause of chronic heel pain in adults, affecting both young active patients and older, more sedentary individuals. It results from chronic overload of the plantar fascia. This overload may be due to overuse, as seen in runners and military personnel, or due to excessive loading in individuals with obesity (body mass index \>30), sedentary lifestyles, or occupations that require prolonged standing.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 30 Years
- **Maximum age:** 50 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Clinically diagnosed cases of plantar fasciitis not less than 3 months.
2. Heel pain felt maximally over plantar aspect of heel.
3. Pain in the heel on the first step in the morning.
4. Their age ranging from 30 to 50 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects can't tolerate close physical contact (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
2. Athletes.
3. Subjects with skin infections (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
4. Subjects with recent fracture with incomplete bony union (Rowlett et al., 2018).
5. Subjects with acute inflammatory or infectious process (Rowlett et al., 2018).
6. Subjects with hematoma (Rowlett et al., 2018).
7. Subjects with osteoporosis (Looney et al., 2011).
8. Subjects with foot deformity (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
9. Subjects that take medications that may increase blood clotting (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
10. Surgery to the ankle or foot (Looney et al., 2011).
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## Arms

- **Positional release technique** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Positional release technique in addition to exercises in form of stretching exercises for plantar fascia, gastrocnemius, soleus muscles, and short foot exercise (study group) The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.
- **Traditional exercises (control group)** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Traditional exercises (control group), traditional exercises in form of stretching exercises for plantar fascia, gastrocnemius, soleus muscles, and short foot exercise The treatment protocol will be two sessions.

given per week for 4 weeks.
- **Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization in addition to exercises (study group) in form of stretching exercises for plantar fascia, gastrocnemius, soleus muscles, and short foot exercise

## Interventions

- **Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization** (PROCEDURE) — The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.
- **Positional release** (PROCEDURE) — The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.
- **Exercises** (PROCEDURE) — The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.

## Primary Outcomes

- **Pain intensity level assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)** _(time frame: Baseline and after 8 sessions (approximately 4 weeks))_ — Pain intensity level assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale. A scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
- **Range of motion** _(time frame: Baseline and after 8 sessions (approximately 4 weeks))_ — A digital goniometer is used for the assessment of ankle dorsiflexion, plantar flexion range of motion, and knee flexion range of motion.

## Locations (1)

- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Port Said, Port Said Governorate, Egypt

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