Maladaptive Psychosocial Beliefs and Adolescents With Patellofemoral Pain
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Conditions studied: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Knee Pain Chronic, Patellofemoral Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
In brief
This is a randomized prospective study assessing the impact of psychosocial factors on pain and physical performance among adolescents with patellofemoral pain. A set of psychosocial surveys assessing fear avoidance beliefs, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing will be completed by the participant/parents. Participants will then complete an activity questionnaire, numeric pain rating scale, and a self-report questionnaire of functional ability. Participants will then be randomized into one of two groups (psychologically informed education group and a control group). Participants will view a series of educational videos (based upon group assignment) and complete physical therapy exercises for lower extremity strengthening, flexibility, and neuromuscular control. Participants with patellofemoral pain will then complete follow-up surveys of their psychosocial beliefs, pain and self-reported functional ability through REDcap at immediately post-intervention, 1 week, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 3 months.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04752501
- Run by
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- People needed
- 68
- Starts
- 2021-03-08
- Expected to finish
- 2022-08-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-04-03
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Having patellofemoral pain as defined as: Pain around or behind the patella, which is aggravated by at least one activity that loads the patellofemoral joint during weight bearing on a flexed knee (e.g., squatting, stair ambulation, jogging/running, hopping/jumping).
You may not qualify if…
- Prior history of patellar dislocation.
- Suspicion of other diagnosis of the knee by evaluating physical therapist or principal investigator.
- Other concomitant injury of the leg.
- Prior history of knee surgery.
- Red flags present for non-musculoskeletal involvement (bowel/bladder problems, saddle anesthesia, progressive neurological deficits, recent fever or infection, unexplained weight loss, unable to change symptoms with mechanical testing).
- Numbness and tingling in any lumbar dermatome.
Where it is running
- Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Ortho PT East Broad — Columbus, Ohio, United States
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