Mindfulness Training Along Strength Training Among Sprinters With Patellofemoral Pain

NCT ID: NCT06846125

Last Updated: 2025-02-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 34 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-24
• Study Completion Date: 2024-12-25

Brief Summary

The study is to find out of the comparative Sprinting-induced patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) causes physical and psychologicalal distress in athletes. While strength training has been used for physical rehabilitation, mindfulness training is a recent addition to rehabilitation science with the potential to improve both physical AND psychological protocols.

Detailed Description

Research on the effects of mindfulness and strength training on knee function in sprinters with patellofemoral pain is lacking, despite a wealth of studies on the psychological rehabilitation of athletes. The study's findings indicated that stress reduction and pain management enhance knee function. To improve the physical and psychological elements of sprinters with patellofemoral discomfort, this research assists them integrate mindfulness training with strength training. Strength training to improve knee stability and muscle balance, as well as mindfulness to lessen the psychological effects of pain and stress, can help sprinters with both the mental and physical aspects of patellofemoral pain. Research was being done on this combined approach in this specific population.

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Group A

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

GROUP A: Combined Mindfulness and Strength Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Week Exercises Reps x Sets 1-2 Mindfulness Training: Breathing exercises, body scans, and meditation. Strength Training: Bodyweight squats, glute bridges, calf raises. 10 x 2 3-4 Mindfulness Training: Guided visualization and mindfulness integration during exercises.

Strength Training: Weighted squats, hamstring curls, lunges. 12 x 3 5-6 Mindfulness Training: Focus on movement awareness and posture during high-intensity drills.

Strength Training: Single-leg squats, step-ups, resistance band lateral walks. 15 x 3 7-8 Mindfulness Training: Integration during advanced functional movements. Strength Training: Plyometric box jumps, Bulgarian split squats, deadlifts. 12 x 4

Group B

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

GROUP B: Strength Training Only

Intervention Type: OTHER

Week Exercises Reps x Sets 1-2 Bodyweight squats, glute bridges, calf raises. 10 x 2 3-4 Weighted squats, hamstring curls, lunges. 12 x 3 5-6 Single-leg squats, step-ups, resistance band lateral walks. 15 x 3 7-8 Plyometric box jumps, Bulgarian split squats, deadlifts. 12 x 4

Interventions

GROUP A: Combined Mindfulness and Strength Training

Week Exercises Reps x Sets 1-2 Mindfulness Training: Breathing exercises, body scans, and meditation. Strength Training: Bodyweight squats, glute bridges, calf raises. 10 x 2 3-4 Mindfulness Training: Guided visualization and mindfulness integration during exercises.

Strength Training: Weighted squats, hamstring curls, lunges. 12 x 3 5-6 Mindfulness Training: Focus on movement awareness and posture during high-intensity drills.

Strength Training: Single-leg squats, step-ups, resistance band lateral walks. 15 x 3 7-8 Mindfulness Training: Integration during advanced functional movements. Strength Training: Plyometric box jumps, Bulgarian split squats, deadlifts. 12 x 4

Intervention Type: OTHER

GROUP B: Strength Training Only

Week Exercises Reps x Sets 1-2 Bodyweight squats, glute bridges, calf raises. 10 x 2 3-4 Weighted squats, hamstring curls, lunges. 12 x 3 5-6 Single-leg squats, step-ups, resistance band lateral walks. 15 x 3 7-8 Plyometric box jumps, Bulgarian split squats, deadlifts. 12 x 4

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age group between 18 to 25 years.
• Female runners.
• PFP conformation check (Single leg squat, and Eccentric step) (24)

Exclusion Criteria

• Post-surgical condition from the past 6 months
• Chronic medical condition (cancer, COPD)
• Players addicted to any drugs or alcohol

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Ameena Iqbal, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

University of Lahore sports complex

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR&AHS/24/79018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id