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Glyceryl Trinitrate Gel Phonophoresis on Planter Fasciiatis
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
Does phonophoresis with glyceryl trinitrate gel have an effect in treatment of planter fasciitis patients?
Official title: Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate Gel Phonophoresis in Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 44 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2026-04-30
Completion Date
2026-11-30
Last Updated
2026-03-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Phonophoresis group
1. Patients will receive Phonophoresis with topical glyceryl trinitrate gel. Using pulsed ultrasound (2:1) with the frequency of 0.8 MHz and intensity of 1.5 W/CM for 10 minutes was dynamically administered for the patients in 10 every other day sessions. 2. Therapeutic exercises * Tibialis anterior strengthening (four sets of ten repetitions, with weights of 3 to 5 kg) * Plantar fascia stretching the patient was comfortably sitting on chair with tennis ball under his foot. Then he rolls the ball by moving his foot in forward and backward direction. * Stretching of the gastrocnemius and gastro soleus muscles by standing (standing calf stretch exercise, standing soleus muscle stretch exercise), the Achilles tendon by sitting (towel stretch exercise) , and the plantar fascia on a step (plantar fascia stretch exercise) . Patients were asked to do the exercises for four weeks, 10 times each morning and evening by counting up to 30
ultrasound only and Therapeutic exercises
1. Patients will receive ultrasound at a frequency of 1.0 Hz and intensity of 1.2 watts/cm². Ten sessions were undertaken at a frequency of two sessions per week. 2. therapeutic exercises.
Locations (1)
Cairo university
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt