Manual Therapy to Treat Gluteus Medius Trigger Points

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

In brief

This is a blinded randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of manual therapy to improve hip abduction strength in patients with acute anterior knee pain. The primary objective of this study is to see if manual therapy to the gluteus medius can significantly alter within-session measurements of hip abductor strength in patients with anterior knee pain. The secondary objective of this study is to see if manual therapy to the gluteus medius can significantly alter within session pain in patients with anterior knee pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02333617

Run by

Mitchell Selhorst

People needed

3

Starts

2015-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-24

Who can join

Age: 13 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Acute anterior knee pain of <90days
• Ipsilateral hip abductor weakness of >15%
• 2/10 pain with single leg squat

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindication to dry needling or soft tissue mobilization
• Non-mechanical anterior knee pain
• Fear of needles

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Ortho PT East Broad — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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