A Controlled Trial on Recreational Runners With Patellofemoral Pain
NCT ID: NCT02352909
Last Updated: 2016-09-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
69 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-07-31
2016-05-31
Brief Summary
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The investigators hypothesis is that the intervention targeting a reduction in knee loading will be significantly more effective in reducing symptoms and improving function of runners with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control
Education will be given on how to modify running training to encourage improvement of symptoms.
Education
Education on running training modifications depending on symptoms (decrease running speed, spread running volume throughout the week, run/walk intervals, avoid downhill and stairs running). Education about symptoms will also be provided.
Muscle recruitment
Subjects will receive an additional exercise program targeting non task-specific strengthening and motor control exercises of the lower limb.
Education
Education on running training modifications depending on symptoms (decrease running speed, spread running volume throughout the week, run/walk intervals, avoid downhill and stairs running). Education about symptoms will also be provided.
Exercise program
A home-based program including strengthening and motor control exercises will be prescribed. The program will include 4 different phases of 2 weeks.
Reduction of knee loading
Subjects will receive additional personalized advice on how to modify running gait in order to reduce mechanical loads at the knee (gait retraining).
Education
Education on running training modifications depending on symptoms (decrease running speed, spread running volume throughout the week, run/walk intervals, avoid downhill and stairs running). Education about symptoms will also be provided.
Gait retraining
Running gait will be modified to reduce knee loading while running (step frequency, impact, foot strike pattern).
Interventions
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Education
Education on running training modifications depending on symptoms (decrease running speed, spread running volume throughout the week, run/walk intervals, avoid downhill and stairs running). Education about symptoms will also be provided.
Exercise program
A home-based program including strengthening and motor control exercises will be prescribed. The program will include 4 different phases of 2 weeks.
Gait retraining
Running gait will be modified to reduce knee loading while running (step frequency, impact, foot strike pattern).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Symptoms since at least 3 months
* Pain level at least 3/10 during running and 3 activities among: kneeling, squatting, stairs and resisted knee extension
* Score lower than 85/100 on the KOS-ADLS
Exclusion Criteria
* Pain believed to originate either from meniscus or from patellar tendon
* Pain following an acute trauma
* Concurrent lower limb injuries
* History of neurological, inflammatory, rheumatoid disease
18 Years
45 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Laval University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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References
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Esculier JF, Bouyer LJ, Dubois B, Fremont P, Moore L, McFadyen B, Roy JS. Is combining gait retraining or an exercise programme with education better than education alone in treating runners with patellofemoral pain?A randomised clinical trial. Br J Sports Med. 2018 May;52(10):659-666. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096988. Epub 2017 May 5.
Esculier JF, Bouyer LJ, Dubois B, Fremont P, Moore L, Roy JS. Effects of rehabilitation approaches for runners with patellofemoral pain: protocol of a randomised clinical trial addressing specific underlying mechanisms. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Jan 6;17:5. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0859-9.
Other Identifiers
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PFC-2014
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2014-15-1 (OPPQ-REPAR)
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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