Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain: ARP Wave Therapy vs. Physical Therapy

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Conditions studied: Knee Pain Chronic

In brief

Accelerated Recovery Performance (ARP) Wave therapy is an electromyostimulation therapy designed to enhance neuromuscular control in order to rehabilitate patients with musculoskeletal pathology. The outcomes of this technology have not been assessed under the rigors of clinical science. This prospective randomized crossover study will assess ARP Wave to both shorten duration of therapy and determine other advantages in the treatment of adolescent anterior knee pain. Two cohorts of teenagers will be followed weekly through either physical therapy (PT) or ARP Wave therapy, physiological therapy versus neurological therapy, respectively. Results should highlight the clinical utility of this modality and provide pilot data for future study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03225014

Run by

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

People needed

20

Starts

2017-01-09

Expected to finish

2022-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-04

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sindig-Larsen-Johanssen syndrome, patellofemoral syndrome, symptomatic medial plicae, and Hoffa fat pad syndrome/impingement

You may not qualify if…

• Previous knee surgery
• History of hemarthrosis
• Previous physical therapy (PT)
• Diagnosis of ligament, meniscal, cartilage, or tendon injury.

Where it is running

• Rady Children's Hospital — San Diego, California, United States (enrolling)

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