Comparison of The Clinical Effects Between Different Physical Therapy Tools in Patellofemoral Pain Patients

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00451347
• Other study ID #: 200611006R
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: March 21, 2007
• Last updated: March 21, 2007
• Start date: November 2006
• Est. completion date: August 2008

Study information

• Verified date: November 2006
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: Mei-Hwa Jan, Master
• Phone: 886-2-33228138
• Email: mhjan[@]ntu.edu.tw
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objectives:The purpose of this study was to investigate the different effects among the quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise of iliotibial band in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome by randomized control trial study.

Method:An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomized controlled trail. 90 young adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomly allocated into one of three treatment groups: (1) Quadriceps strength training, (2) taping, and (3) stretch. Each group received treatment for 8 weeks.

Hypothesis:Patients in quadriceps strength training group may get most outcomes in three groups

Description:

Introduction:Patellofemoral pain syndrome ( PFPS ) is a common knee disorder. Factors that cause patellofemoral pain include: over use, soft tissue imbalance, and malalignment of lower extremity. Patients with patellofemoral pain, caused by soft tissue imbalance was thought to be favorite to receive physical therapies. Clinically, physical therapies for patients with PFPS are including: Quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise. The aforementioned treatment tools showed different effect mechanism. However, there were few clinical studies to compare the clinical effects among the aforementioned three treatment tools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the different effects among the quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise of iliotibial band in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome by randomized control trial study.

Methods:An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomized controlled trail. 90 young adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomly allocated into one of three treatment groups: (1) Quadriceps strength training, (2) taping, and (3) stretch. Each group received treatment for 8 weeks.

Outcome measures were including visual analog scales for worst pain, active-active joint reposition error test, the Chinese version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and one repetition maximum recorded at baseline and after the interventions for 8 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: August 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Anterior or retropatellar knee pain present during at least two of the following:

ascending/descending stairs, hopping, running, squatting, kneeling, and prolong sitting

• Insidious onset of symptom unrelated to a traumatic incident

• Pain on palpation of peripatella

• VAS>3

• Age <50 years old

• Symptoms sustained for more than 1 month

Exclusion Criteria:

• Over activity: athlete, infatry

• Patients with meniscal lesion, ligamentous instability, patellar tendon pathology, radiation pain from spine, referred pain

• Neurological disease involved

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Intervention

Device:
• Quadriceps strength training

• Taping

• Home exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	VAS worst
Primary	muscle strength
Primary	proprioception
Primary	functional performance