Is Online Patient EducatioN Feasible in People With Patellofemoral Pain Whilst They Wait for Physiotherapy

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Conditions studied: Patello Femoral Syndrome

In brief

The primary aim is to determine if online patient education is a feasible intervention for people with PFP awaiting physiotherapy. The secondary aim is to provide outcome data to inform a future substantiative trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06744257

Run by

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

People needed

40

Starts

2024-11-28

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-06

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 44. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18-44 years
• Gradual onset retro-and/or peri-patellar pain
• Symptoms reproduced during one or more of running; jumping; stair ambulation; squatting
• Referred to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust for outpatient physiotherapy at Colchester hospital
• Able to read and understand written/spoken English

You may not qualify if…

• Aged 45 years and older
• Symptoms of concomitant knee pathology
• Symptoms commencing after trauma or knee surgery
• Presentation inconsistent with patellofemoral pain during clinical examination
• Unable to understand written/spoken English
• Unable to give informed consent

Where it is running

• East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust — Colchester, United Kingdom (enrolling)

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