Effect of Dry Needling Versus Kinesiology Taping in Patient With Plantar Fasciitis

University of Lahore

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Plantar Fasciitis of Both Feet

Treatments: Other: dry needling; Other: kinesiology taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07118397

anam.ashraf

Details and patient eligibility

About

A single-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted at hamza hospital Lahore ,Lahore poly clinic over 9 months. A total of 60 participants aged 20-45 years with clinically diagnosed plantar fasciitis and identifiable myofascial trigger points were recruited using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. They were randomly assigned to two groups (n=30 each): Group A received dry needling with conventional physiotherapy once per week, while Group B received kinesiology taping with conventional physiotherapy twice per week. Both interventions were administered for 6 weeks. Outcome measures included the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) for functional assessment, and SF-12 Health Survey for quality of life. Assessments were conducted at baseline, week 3, and week 6.

Full description

A single-blinded randomized controlled trial will be conducted at hamza hospital Lahore ,Lahore poly clinic. Total sixty patients aged 20-45 years with clinically diagnosed plantar fasciitis and identifiable myofascial trigger points. Group A received dry needling with conventional physiotherapy once per week, while Group B received kinesiology taping with conventional physiotherapy twice per week. Both interventions were administered for 6 weeks. Outcome measures included the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) for functional assessment, and SF-12 Health Survey for quality of life. Assessments were conducted at baseline, week 3, and week 6.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants age group included was 20 - 45 years (Al-Boloushi, 2019)
• Both genders were selected
• The presence of MTrPs on plantar and calf muscles was assured (Al-Boloushi, 2019)
• Patients with plantar fasciitis from less than 1 month Eftekharsadat, 2016)

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who have had an MTP injection 3 months before treatment (Yasar, 2021)
• Participants who have had fractures, Inflammatory joint or systemic disease, skin ulcers and neuropathy (Cotchett, 2014)
• Participants who have needle phobia (Al-Boloushi, 2019)
• Participants with history of prior foot or plantar surgery were excluded (Jianing, 2025)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

group/kinesiology taping

Experimental group

Description:

The taping was applied for over 12 hours daily and was reapplied twice a week for a total of six weeks

Treatment:

Other: kinesiology taping

group/dry needling

Experimental group

Description:

Each dry needling session lasted for approximately 30 minutes. The total duration of the intervention was of 6 weeks with one session per week

Treatment:

Other: dry needling