Correlation Between the Amplitude of Ankle Dorsiflexion and Occurrence of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT03213015

Last Updated: 2017-07-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 67 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-01-25
• Study Completion Date: 2017-06-30

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to verify the clinical reliability of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADROM) measurement with weight bearing (WB) using an app on the smartphone (iHand) and to verify if there is correlation between the limitation of the ADROM and the PFP.

Detailed Description

The change in lower extremity movement pattern has been previously associated with severe knee disorders, including anterior cruciate ligament rupture, patellar tendinopathy, iliotibial band syndrome, and patellofemoral pain (PFP). The aim of this study was to verify the clinical reliability of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADROM) measurement with weight bearing (WB) using an app on the smartphone (iHand) and to verify if there is correlation between the limitation of the ADROM and the PFP.

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Study Design

• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Experimental

Measurement of ankle dorsiflexion ROM (range of motion) with iHand app (smartphone)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Ankle dorsiflexion measurement

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

It was used the test with WB, called Lunge Test, in which each evaluator marked a point 15 cm distal to the anterior tuberosity of the tibia (TAT) with a felt tip pen. After that the smartphone (app iHand) will be placed at this point. Between each measurement, the mark was removed with alcohol 70% The demarcated point served as a guide for positioning the smartphone. In order to standardize the smartphone positioning, BHome (home button on the iPhone), was aligned with the TAT pen mark. To ensure the same distance from the foot to the test, the distance of the hallux to the wall was measured (tape measure), recorded and reused for each test.

Interventions

Ankle dorsiflexion measurement

It was used the test with WB, called Lunge Test, in which each evaluator marked a point 15 cm distal to the anterior tuberosity of the tibia (TAT) with a felt tip pen. After that the smartphone (app iHand) will be placed at this point. Between each measurement, the mark was removed with alcohol 70% The demarcated point served as a guide for positioning the smartphone. In order to standardize the smartphone positioning, BHome (home button on the iPhone), was aligned with the TAT pen mark. To ensure the same distance from the foot to the test, the distance of the hallux to the wall was measured (tape measure), recorded and reused for each test.

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• volunteers with a history of patelofemoral pain
• presence of image (lesion) in cartilage tissue in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• knee dynamic valgus during the single leg squat test and step down test (clinical tests)

Exclusion Criteria

• acute knee lesion
• acute ankle lesion
• surgical procedures before six months ago

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Filipe Abdalla dos Reis

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Filipe Abdalla dos Reis

Principal Investigator and Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Filipe Abdalla

Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

References

Dill KE, Begalle RL, Frank BS, Zinder SM, Padua DA. Altered knee and ankle kinematics during squatting in those with limited weight-bearing-lunge ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion. J Athl Train. 2014 Nov-Dec;49(6):723-32. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.29.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 25144599 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

2.128.451

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id