Use of Wii Fit (TM) to Increase Compliance With Home Exercises in Treating Patellofemoral Syndrome

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Use of Wii Fit ™ to Increase Compliance With Home Exercises for Treatment of Patellofemoral Syndrome in Adolescent Females

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01007643
• Other study ID #: B2009:115
• 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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

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

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