The Immediate Effects of Passive Hip Joint Mobilization on Hip Muscle Strength in Patients With Anterior Knee Pain

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

What Are the Immediate Effects of Passive Hip Joint Mobilization on Hip Abductor/External Rotator Muscle Strength in Patients With Anterior Knee Pain and Impaired Hip Function

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03771495
• Other study ID #: G Pflügler 09-18
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 21, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2019
• Source: Sheffield Hallam University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to assess the immediate effects of passive hip joint mobilisation (in comparison to a sham mobilisation) on eccentric hip abductor/external rotator muscle strength on the basis of manual muscle testing with a hand-held-dynamometer within a double-blinded cross-over study design. Patients with anterior knee pain and signs of impaired hip function will be recruited in Vienna and surrounding area, measurements/data collection will be conducted by two experienced physiotherapists in a physiotherapy group practice in 1150 Vienna.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis: anterior knee pain

• Prescription for physiotherapeutic treatment of anterior knee pain

• signs of functional hip impairment:

• impaired hip kinematics during single leg squat

• reduced passive hip joint mobility in comparison to the other, unaffected side

• manually weak tested hip abductors/external rota-tors in comparison to the other, unaffected side

Exclusion Criteria:

• intraarticular knee pathology

• preceding trauma/operation of lower extremity on affected side

• spinal disorders associated with low back pain, lumbar referred pain or nerve root irritation

• severe and/or recurring ankle sprains in recent history (significant enough, that it required a period of immobilization)

• other relevant comorbidities such as neurologic/rheumatologic/psychiatric diseases, osteoporosis and malign disorders

• pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Somatoform Disorders
• Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• Joint Mobilization
Manual Therapy Intervention, commonly used by physiotherapists
• Laying on of Hands
Sham Hip Joint Mobilization

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Praxisgemeinschaft "Bewegungsoase"	Vienna

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sheffield Hallam University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Austria, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle Strength	muscle strength data obtained from torque measurements of the hip abductor/external rotator muscles of participants before and after intervention via manual muscle testing (using a hand-held dynamometer)	10 minutes