Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on VMO

NCT ID: NCT02548988

Last Updated: 2015-09-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is analyze the immediate effect of selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation of vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) in the electrical activity of VMO and vastus lateralis (VL) and in the isokinetic performance of women with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Electric Stimulation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy

Healthy women are submitted to selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation on VMO.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on VMO

Patellofemoral pain syndrome

Women with patellofemoral pain syndrome are submitted to selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation on VMO.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on VMO

Interventions

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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on VMO

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* For Healthy group:
* with no history of osteomyoarticular lesion or surgery in the lower limbs in the previous six months
* non-corrected neurological, vestibular, visual and/or hearing impairment
* For Patellofemoral pain syndrome group:
* clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome
* absence of other disorders in the knee
* refer pain at leafs two of the following activities: when remain seated for a long period, squat, kneel and go up or down stairs.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals experiencing pain during collection procedures
* do not perform exercises as instructed by the researches
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

28 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jamilson Simões Brasileiro

Professor of Physiotherapy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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056711/2015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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