Comparison of The Clinical Effects Between Different Physical Therapy Tools in Patellofemoral Pain Patients

NCT ID: NCT00451347

Last Updated: 2007-03-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2008-08-31

Brief Summary

Objectives:The purpose of this study was to investigate the different effects among the quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise of iliotibial band in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome by randomized control trial study.

Method:An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomized controlled trail. 90 young adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomly allocated into one of three treatment groups: (1) Quadriceps strength training, (2) taping, and (3) stretch. Each group received treatment for 8 weeks.

Hypothesis:Patients in quadriceps strength training group may get most outcomes in three groups

Detailed Description

Introduction:Patellofemoral pain syndrome ( PFPS ) is a common knee disorder. Factors that cause patellofemoral pain include: over use, soft tissue imbalance, and malalignment of lower extremity. Patients with patellofemoral pain, caused by soft tissue imbalance was thought to be favorite to receive physical therapies. Clinically, physical therapies for patients with PFPS are including: Quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise. The aforementioned treatment tools showed different effect mechanism. However, there were few clinical studies to compare the clinical effects among the aforementioned three treatment tools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the different effects among the quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise of iliotibial band in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome by randomized control trial study.

Methods:An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomized controlled trail. 90 young adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomly allocated into one of three treatment groups: (1) Quadriceps strength training, (2) taping, and (3) stretch. Each group received treatment for 8 weeks.

Outcome measures were including visual analog scales for worst pain, active-active joint reposition error test, the Chinese version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and one repetition maximum recorded at baseline and after the interventions for 8 weeks.

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Interventions

Quadriceps strength training

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Taping

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Home exercise

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Anterior or retropatellar knee pain present during at least two of the following: ascending/descending stairs, hopping, running, squatting, kneeling, and prolong sitting
• Insidious onset of symptom unrelated to a traumatic incident
• Pain on palpation of peripatella
• VAS>3
• Age <50 years old
• Symptoms sustained for more than 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

• Over activity: athlete, infatry
• Patients with meniscal lesion, ligamentous instability, patellar tendon pathology, radiation pain from spine, referred pain
• Neurological disease involved

• Minimum Eligible Age: 16 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Principal Investigators

Mei-Hwa Jan

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kinesiology Lab, School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Locations

School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

Mei-Hwa Jan, Master

Role: CONTACT

mhjan@ntu.edu.tw

886-2-33228138

Facility Contacts

Mei-Hwa Jan

Role: primary

mhjan@ntu.edu.tw

886-2-33228138

Other Identifiers

200611006R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id