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    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT2017080525732N22</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2017-08-23</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Deputy of Research and Technology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>The effect of dry needling on pain and Range of Motion of ankle joint and thickness of plantar fascia in patient with plantar fasciitis</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>The effect of dry needling on pain and Range of Motion of ankle joint and thickness of plantar fascia in patient with plantar fasciitis</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2017-08-23</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>30</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/21498</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: N/A, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Prevention.</study_design>
      <phase>2</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Plantar fasciitis.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Control group: In the control group will not perform any treatments and it just to compare with intervention group for level of thickness plantar fascia, the level of pain and range of motion will be measured at the beginning of the study and one month later. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Patients were undergoing to dry needle (according protocol). After dry needling for four weeks so once a week, examinations of the level of pain and range of motion and thickness plantar fascia will be performed. Also, one month after treatment, the variables will be measured again to follow up the treatment.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan></results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description></results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Ziaeddin Safavi-Farokhi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Basij Blvd, Semnan</address>
        <city>Semnan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>3514799442</zip>
        <telephone>+98 23 3345 1336</telephone>
        <email>are20935@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Semnan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Ziaeddin Safavi-Farokhi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Basij Blvd, Semnan</address>
        <city>Semnan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>3514799442</zip>
        <telephone>+98 23 3345 1336</telephone>
        <email>are20935@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Semnan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Inclusion criteria: Patients with PFs in aged 40 to 60 years; having trigger point in gastro or soleus muscles or both of them; thickness plantar fascia more than 4 mm; foot pain in first steps in the morning and at least six months has passed since the onset of pain; the pain level in visual analog scale is at least four; non-athlete persons; plantar flexion or dorsi flexion is less than normal range. &#13;
Exclusion criteria: Diabetes; hypersensitivity to needle; fear of needle; pregnancy; infection; peripheral neuropathy; hemophilia or coagulation problems; history of plantar fascia surgery; history of injection in the last three months.</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>40 years</agemin>
      <agemax>60 years</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria></exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>M72.2</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Plantar fasciitis</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Rehabilitation</i_code>
      <i_code>Rehabilitation</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: In the control group will not perform any treatments and it just to compare with intervention group for level of thickness plantar fascia, the level of pain and range of motion will be measured at the beginning of the study and one month later.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Patients were undergoing to dry needle (according protocol). After dry needling for four weeks so once a week, examinations of the level of pain and range of motion and thickness plantar fascia will be performed. Also, one month after treatment, the variables will be measured again to follow up the treatment.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Plantar Fascia Thickness. Timepoint: Before and after using a dry needle. Method of measurement: Ultrasonography.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Deputy of Research and Technology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2017-07-24</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of Semnan University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Basij Blvd, Semnan semnan  Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
