Corrective Calcaneal Kinesiology Tape in Adolescents With Pronated Foot

Effect of Corrective Calcaneal Kinesiology Tape on Pain, Function and Sonographic Picture of Plantar Fasciitis in Adolescents With Pronated Foot

The aim of this study is to find the effect of a program of corrective kinesiotaping on pain intensity, foot function, and the sonographic picture of plantar fascia in adolescents with pronated feet.This study hypothesizes that there will be a statistically significant effect of a program of application of the corrective technique of kinesiotaping on plantar heel pain, foot function, and the sonographic picture of plantar fascia in a sample of Egyptian adolescents suffering from pronated feet.

Study Overview

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Conditions: Physical Disability; Physical Therapy Modalities
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Corrective Kinesiology taping; Other: Home exercise program

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted to find the effect of a program of corrective kinesiotaping on pain intensity, foot function, and the sonographic picture of the plantar fascia in adolescents with pronated feet. Thirty adolescents suffering from plantar heel pain associated with pronated feet will be included in this study. They will be distributed randomly into 2 groups: Group A will receive corrective kinesiotaping (50-75% stretch) for 6 weeks, 2 times per week with 1 day of rest; Group B will receive a home program of intrinsic foot strengthening and stretching exercises. Data will be collected pre- and post-intervention for all groups by using the visual analog scale (VAS), the first two subscales of the foot function index (FFI), and a sonographic picture of the foot for each adolescent. Participants will be recruited from outpatient clinics and schools.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Al Qahirah
    • Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt, 11411
      • Tayseer Younes

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children with unilateral or bilateral plantar fasciitis.
• pronated foot or foot on weightbearing in the navicular drops test.
• Pain and tenderness to palpation at the medial tubercle of the calcaneus for a minimum of 6 weeks and maximum of 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Corticosteroid injection of the heel within the past 3 months.
• Posterior heel pain.
• Systemic inflammatory conditions.
• Diabetes.
• Surgery of the foot.
• Neuromuscular conditions e.g. CP.
• Individuals with BMI > 25.
• Individuals engaged in regular athletic activities

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A; Group A: will receive corrective kinesiotaping (50-75% stretch) for 4 weeks, 2 times per week, with 1 day rest	Device: Corrective Kinesiology taping; corrective kinesiology tape is a form of biomechanical tape that is used with specific tension to get a corrective effect; Other Names: Kinesiotape
Active Comparator: Group B; Group B will receive a home program of intrinsic foot strengthening and stretching exercises.	Other: Home exercise program; Intrinsic foot strengthening and stretching exercises

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain Visual Analogue Scale	minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 10 ; higher scores means worse outcome	4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Foot function Index	This questionnaire has been designed to give therapists information on how foot pain has affected your ability to to manage in everyday life. each question on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable)	4 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Diagnostic ultrasound	A sonographic picture of plantar fascia	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Beni-Suef University
• Collaborators: Azhar University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tayseer S Abdeldayem, PhD, Beni-Suef University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 28, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 18, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): November 27, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 17, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Kinesiology tape , plantar fasciitis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Fasciitis
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/004632

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No