How nerve sensitivity relates to heel pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at whether people with plantar fasciitis (painful heel condition) have heightened nerve sensitivity, and how this connects to their symptoms. Researchers will compare your pain patterns and nerve responses to those of healthy volunteers to better understand what drives heel pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be between 18 and 65 years old
- Have heel pain in one foot that has lasted at least 3 months, especially worse in the morning and with walking
- Experience tenderness when the inside of your heel bone is touched
- Have not had physical therapy, injections, surgery, or radiation for your heel in the past 6 months
- Not have other foot/ankle conditions like arthritis, nerve damage, or bone infections
- Not have systemic diseases like diabetes, kidney disease, or rheumatoid arthritis
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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