The Effects and Predictors of Patella Taping in the Treatment of Patellafemoral Pain Syndrome

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects and Predictors of Patella Taping in the Treatment of Patellafemoral Pain Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01727596
• Other study ID #: 200904034R
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 18, 2009
• Last updated: November 15, 2012
• Start date: April 2009
• Est. completion date: June 2009

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Taping has been used for more than 20 years for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) but the effectiveness is still controversial.

Purpose: This prospective study was conducted to investigate the effect and predictors of effectiveness of taping in treating PFPS.

Study design: Prospective cohort study Methods: One hundred consecutive patients with the diagnosis of PFPS were included in the study. Factors including sex, age, body mass index (BMI), Q angle, lateral patella displacement (LPD), lateral patellofemoral angle (LPA) and pre-taping pain score were measured. One well-trained therapist applied adhesive tape to each patient by McConnell approach. Before and after taping, patients completed a visual analog pain scale (VAS) after performing a step-down from an 8-inch platform. Paired-t test was used for the difference of the VAS score measured before and after taping. Patients with improvement of more than 1 point in VAS score after taping were considered responsible, and others were non-responsible. The results were analyzed by logistic regression.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: June 2009
• Est. primary completion date: May 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• (1) between the age of 20 to 60 years, (2) antero-, retro-, or peri-patellar pain from at least two of the following: prolonged sitting, ascending or descending stairs, prolonged walking, squatting, and (3) insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident.

Exclusion Criteria:

• (1) symptoms or signs of any intrarticular derangement of the knee joint, such as effusion, ligament laxity, and meniscal tear, (2) tenderness over the patella tendon, iliotibial band, or pes anserinus tendons, (3) Osgood-Schlatter disease or Sinding-Larsen-Joahanssen syndromes, (4) referral pain from hip or lumbar region, (5) a history of patellar dislocation, previous knee surgery or infection, (6) malignancy, (7) present pregnancy, (8) recent treatment for the PFPS, such as physiotherapy, non-steroid anti-inflammatory or corticosteroid medication, (9) advanced osteoarthritis of the knee joint.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Somatoform Disorders
• Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• taping
Briefly, the patella was manually displaced medially, and maintained in the position by Tex Tape (Kinesio Holding Corporation, Albuquerque, NM)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	NTUH	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 score		two weeks	Yes