Effect of Lower Back Treatment in People With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Lumbopelvic Manipulation on Hip and Knee Neuromuscular Activity, Pain Intensity, and Functional Activity in People With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01975311
• Other study ID #: 17284
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 28, 2013
• Last updated: January 9, 2015
• Start date: October 2012
• Est. completion date: April 2014

Study information

• Verified date: November 2014
• Source: Texas Woman's University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a lower back treatment would change the knee pain intensity and the level of functional activities as well as the muscle activities in people with anterior knee pain. The investigators hypothesized that the lower back treatment may change the hip and knee muscle activities as well as reduce the knee pain intensity and improve the functional activities in people with anterior knee pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 27
• Est. completion date: April 2014
• Est. primary completion date: April 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Insidious onset of symptoms of non-traumatic origin.

• Pain with patellar facet palpation or compression.

• anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least two of the following activities:

(a) ascending stairs, (b) descending stairs, (c) kneeling, (d) squatting, (e) hopping, (f) running, (j) jumping, (h) prolonged sitting for more than 20 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of spine, hip or knee surgery.

• History of hip pathology or other knee condition.

• Current significant injury of any lower extremity joints.

• Pregnancy.

• Sign of nerve root compression.

• Osteoporosis or history of compression fracture.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Somatoform Disorders
• Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• Lumbopelvic Manipulation
High-velocity low-amplitude non-specific lumbopelvic thrust manipulation
• Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension
Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension without reaching the physiological end feel for 1 min from a side lying position.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Texas Woman's University, School of Physical Therapy - Dallas Campus	Dallas	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Texas Woman's University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Electromyography (EMG) of the hip and knee muscle	EMG unit will be used to study the hip and knee muscle activities.	The EMG data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.	No
Secondary	Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS)		The pain VAS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups	No
Secondary	Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)		The LEFS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.	No