Impact of Tensor Fascia Lata Stretch on Vastus Medialis Obliqus Activity

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-30

Study Completion Date

2025-04-30

Brief Summary

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Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most typical causes of anterior knee pain in adolescents and young adults under the age of 50.It is believed that imbalanced action between quadriceps components, is the most contributing cause of PFPS.Investigating exercises that increase VMO muscle activation and enhance the ratio between VMO and VL have been a standardized target in literature.

Detailed Description

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Participants will have the assessed limb ready by shaving the hair on thigh and using alcohol swabs to clean the area from any residues.

For the VMO, a surface EMG electrode will be placed 4 cm superior and 4 cm medial to the supromedial boarder of patella at approximately 55 degrees to the long axis of the femur. As for the VL, the electrode will be placed 10 cm superior and 6-8 cm lateral to the superior lateral boarder of the patella and orientated 15 degrees to the vertical. All electrodes are self-adhesive (Figure 8) and will be connected to EMG sensors that will be attached and secured by double-sided tape.Each participant will perform three consecutive squats with 5 seconds interval break between each repetition. The squat depth will be kept at 50 degrees knee flexion. Mean muscle activity from three squat repetitions of VMO and VL is recorded and VMO:VL ratio is calculated. Afterward, each participant will perform the TFL stretch and repeat the three squats again.

Conditions

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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Stretch Exercise

To stretch Tensor fascia lata muscle,each participant starts with side lying position with the tested limb upmost. The lower limb (non-tested) is kept in hip and knee flexion to ensure stability. The tested limb is then taken into hip extension and adduction with knee extended. The exercise is held for 60 seconds and repeated 5 times with 10 seconds break intervals.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Both genders.
2. Body mass index (BMI) ranges from 18.5 to 29.9.
3. Age ranges between 18 and 30 years old.
4. Experience nontraumatic anterior knee pain.
5. Pain with any two activities, including running, jumping, squatting, kneeling, stair ascent/descent or prolonged sitting.
6. Having at least one positive PFPS clinical tests including, patellofemoral compression, patellofemoral gliding or resistive quadriceps setting

Exclusion Criteria

1. Coexisting pathology around the knee, including patellar subluxation or dislocation.
2. Previous knee surgery.
3. Suspicion of patellar tendinopathy, with strong consideration of pain localised to the patellar tendon.
4. Patients didn't receive physiotherapy treatment or use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for knee pain in the previous 3 months.
5. Any neurological or rheumatic disorders
6. Pain intensity more than 5 (based on visual analogue scale)
7. Hip and ankle pathology.
8. BMI more than 30%.
9. Pregnancy.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Tasneem Khaled Fouad Abdelghany

Teaching Assistant Orthopedic department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Enas Fawzy, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cairo University

Locations

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Tasneem Khaled

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Tasneem Abdelghany, Bachelor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01015507353

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Tasneem Kh Fouad, Bachelor

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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Patellofemoral Pain syndrome

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id