Comparing Rehabilitation Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
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Conditions studied: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
In brief
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee disorder affecting physically active people. Despite the growing base of support for the early introduction of hip strengthening exercises into the rehabilitation of PFPS, there have been few randomized clinical trials comparing isolated hip to isolated quadriceps strengthening. The purpose of this study is to determine how different exercises affect pain, strength, muscle activity, and function in female subjects with patellofemoral pain. The researchers hypothesize that females diagnosed with PFPS who initially participate in a hip strengthening program will report a greater perceived level of function, greater strength, less pain, and improved neuromuscular activity than those who participate in a progressive quadriceps strengthening intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00445224
- Run by
- Timothy Uhl
- People needed
- 33
- Starts
- 2008-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-28
Who can join
Age: 15 and older, up to 35. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- anterior or retropatellar knee pain reported during at least 2 of the following activities: ascending and descending stairs, hopping and running, squatting, kneeling, and prolonged sitting
- insidious onset of symptoms not related to trauma
- pain with compression of the patella
- pain on palpation of the patellar facets
You may not qualify if…
- symptoms present for less than one month
- clinical evidence of other knee pathology
- history of recent knee surgery within past one year
- history of patellar dislocations or subluxations
- current significant injury affecting other lower extremity joints
Where it is running
- University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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