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Trial reportJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2019

Comparison of extracorporeal shock wave therapy with custom foot orthotics in plantar fasciitis treatment: A prospective randomized one-year follow-up study.

Sibel Çağlar Okur, Abdulkadir Aydın

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05885243 (Evaluation of the Efficiency of ESWT and Custom İnsoles Produced With Podometric Measurement in the Treatment of Painful Heel Spurs), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05885243 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Efficiency of ESWT and Custom İnsoles Produced With Podometric Measurement in the Treatment of Painful Heel Spurs

TypeinterventionalSponsorBezmialem Vakif UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled48ConditionsHeel Spur, Heel Spur Syndrome, Heel Pain SyndromeArmsESWT, customized insoles, combined ESWT and custtomized insoles
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A Narrative Review of Shockwave Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sibel Çağlar OkurPhysical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abdulkadir Aydın
Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePlantar fasciitis (PF) is characterized by the degeneration of the plantar fascia, leading to heel pain. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and custom foot orthotics (CFO).

methodThe study was planned as a prospective randomized controlled study. In total, 83 patients were evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups: patients treated with ESWT (group I, n=40) and patients treated with CFO (group II, n=43). Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate pain in the morning, evening, at rest and while walking. Foot Function Index (FFI) was used to evaluate foot functions, and Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) was used to evaluate foot health.

resultsBoth group I and group II achieved significant improvements in our evaluation parameters (morning and evening pain) at 4, 12 and 24 weeks compared with their baseline values (P<0.001), and significant improvement observed in the group II continued at 48 weeks (P<0.05); however, there was no significant difference in some parameters in the group I after treatment compared with their baseline values (P>0.05).

conclusionBoth treatment ESWT and CFO can use interchangebably. Neither method was superior in treating plantar fasciitis.

Indexed as

AdultExtracorporeal Shockwave TherapyFasciitis, PlantarFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFootFoot OrthosesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID31186388
PMCPMC6587088
OpenAlexW2989154791

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