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No randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have evaluated targeted treatments. This study evaluated the immediate and short\u2010term effects of novel loop taping on pain, function, and fat pad thickness in adults with HFPS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two\u2010period crossover pilot RCT.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interventions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants completed two taping conditions (loop and control) in randomized order, separated by a 4\u2010to\u20107\u2010day washout, with each participant serving as their own control.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome was immediate change in heel pain during the most painful weightbearing activity [0\u201310 numeric pain rating scale (NPRS)]. Secondary outcomes at 3\u00a0days post\u2010taping included changes in Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) Pain and Function scores [0 (worst)\u2013100 (best)] and in average 24\u2010h heel pain (NPRS). Mechanistic outcomes included heel fat pad thickness and pressure pain threshold (PPT). Linear mixed effects models estimated between\u2010condition differences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 16 paired observations, loop taping produced a small, non\u2010significant between\u2010condition difference in change in immediate activity\u2010related pain (mean difference 0.8; 95% CI: \u22120.1 to 1.7;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.10); 63% (loop) versus 25%\u201331% (control) met minimal clinically important difference (MCID) thresholds. Between\u2010condition differences favored loop taping for FHSQ Pain (20.7 points; 95% CI: 4.5 to 36.8;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.02) and Function (11.3 points; 95% CI: \u22121.0 to 23.6;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.09), exceeding MCIDs of 12.4 and 6.4 points. Fat pad thickness increased by 1.7\u00a0mm (95% CI: 1.2 to 2.3;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and correlated with improvement in FHSQ Pain. PPT did not differ between conditions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Loop taping showed favorable trends for reducing pain and improving function and significantly increased heel fat pad thickness. Although underpowered for definitive conclusions, several outcomes exceeded MCIDs. Findings support the potential of loop taping and inform primary outcome selection and design considerations for future, larger trials of this low\u2010cost, pathomechanics\u2010based intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trail Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This RCT was registered at Clinicaltrialabas.gov (NCT05385796).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jfa2.70229","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,17]],"date-time":"2026-10-17T17:07:31Z","timestamp":1792256851000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Loop Taping for Heel Fat Pad Syndrome: A Crossover Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7309-9687","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alison H.","family":"Chang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine  Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katrine Bruun","family":"Skov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Aalborg University Hospital  Aalborg Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-5891-1257","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas","family":"S\u00f8rensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physio\u2010 and Occupational Therapy Lillebaelt Hospital\u2013University Hospital of Southern Denmark  Vejle Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael Skovdal","family":"Rathleff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Aalborg University Hospital  Aalborg Denmark"},{"name":"Department of Health Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine Aalborg University  Aalborg Denmark"},{"name":"Center for General Practice at Aalborg University  Aalborg Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4575-6293","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Henrik","family":"Riel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine Aalborg University  Aalborg Denmark"},{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy University College of Northern Denmark  Aalborg Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8668-691X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kristian Damgaard","family":"Lyng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine Aalborg University  Aalborg Denmark"},{"name":"Center for General Practice at Aalborg University  Aalborg Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jens Lykkegaard","family":"Olesen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for General Practice at Aalborg University  Aalborg Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3517-8151","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marianne","family":"Christensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Aalborg University Hospital  Aalborg Denmark"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Aalborg University Hospital  Aalborg Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3399\/bjgp19x706061"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/107110070402500505"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1757\u20101146\u20101\u20102"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/art.24733"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/aje\/kwh071"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12891\u2010019\u20102718\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2519\/jospt.2023.0303"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports\u20102019\u2010101970"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_10_1","volume-title":"StatPearls. 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