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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01007643
Other study ID # B2009:115
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received November 3, 2009
Last updated August 27, 2012
Start date October 2009
Est. completion date September 2010

Study information

Verified date June 2010
Source University of Manitoba
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Canada: Ethics Review Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To determine the utility of the Wii Fit TM interactive video game program in patellofemoral symptom resolution, development of increased muscle strength and flexibility as a result of increased compliance with home exercises in adolescent females with patellofemoral syndrome.


Description:

Patellofemoral syndrome (PFS) is a very common diagnosis amongst adolescents and young adults. Symptoms can be chronic in nature and interfere with sporting activity and activities of daily living. Current treatment consists of home exercises to increase muscular strength and flexibility. Adolescents are known to have poor compliance with treatments for chronic illnesses.

There is a paucity of published literature surrounding the Wii TM Interactive Video Game. There has been one published report of the use of Wii Fit TM in rehabilitation where participants used the Wii Fit TM to train proprioception after ankle injury. Individuals that participated in the Wii Fit TM group found improvement in their balance on objective measures as well as increased enjoyment with their treatment plan. One anecdotal report used the Wii TM video game in physiotherapy treatments of a college athlete and found a dramatic increase in attendance compliance after introduction of the video game.

This randomized controlled study will determine if using the Wii Fit TM for home exercise completion will increase compliance and subsequently improve symptoms related to patellofemoral syndrome in adolescent females.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 22
Est. completion date September 2010
Est. primary completion date September 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 11 Years to 17 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Female between ages of 11 and 17 years of age

- A diagnosis of patellofemoral syndrome with one or more of the following symptoms: anterior knee pain, positive theater sign, stairs provoking knee pain.

- No physiotherapy or regular, structured home exercise program is being followed

- Parental/guardian consent to participate

- Patient assent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients participating in physiotherapy at the time of initial assessment or have had physiotherapy in the last 6 months for patellofemoral syndrome

- Patients performing regular home exercise program prescribed by physician, physiotherapist, or other allied health professional for patellofemoral syndrome at time of initial assessment

- Patients who have additional knee pathology (e.g. acute patellar dislocation; acute internal knee derangement (i.e. meniscal, ligament injury); osteochondritis dissecans; severe apophysitis or tendinitis) that could interfere with rehabilitation exercises due to pain or instability from these conditions

- Individuals with history of knee surgery

- Individuals that have a Wii Fit TM video game at home

- Individuals for whom consent and assent is not obtained

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Other:
Wii Fit (TM) Interactive Video Game
Use of interactive video game exercise program on a daily basis focusing on quadriceps and hamstring flexibility along with VMO strengthening.
Traditional Home Exercise Program
Completion of daily home exercise program for quadriceps and hamstring flexibility and VMO strengthening.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Legacy Sport Medicine Winnipeg Manitoba

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Manitoba

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Percentage of Exercise Days Completed. Calculated for the 12 week period as daily exercise completion rate as percentage 3 months No
Secondary Changes in Patellofemoral Symptoms 3 months No
Secondary Change in Hamstring Flexibility 3 months No
Secondary Change in Quadriceps Flexibility 3 months No
Secondary Change in Vastus Medialis Oblique Muscle Strength 3 months No
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