Validity and Reliability of Autocad Software Assessment of JPS in PFPS

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Validity and Reliability of Autocad Software Assessment of Joint Position Sense in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03685812
• Other study ID #: patellofemoral pain syndrome
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 25, 2018
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2019
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The overall aim of the study is to assess the reliability and validity of Autocad software to measure JPS in PFPS, especially:

1. To assess the intra-tester and between day reliability of measurement of JPS using Autocad software.

2. To assess the validity of these measurements against those found during an IKD.

Description:

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common painful musculoskeletal condition that affects physically active young adults and adolescents.

Joint position sense (JPS) is considered as a component of proprioception as it provides the clinician with information regarding the accuracy of movement as well as its relationship with movement performance and injuries. Therefore researchers use advanced instruments as 3 D video systems and isokinetic dynamometer. Since these instruments are less portable and expensive, therefore researchers used another method to evaluate JPS using high precision software using video analysis and markers in the joints. Unfortunately, video analysis requires difficult and time-consuming tasks and that this slow the evaluation process.

Although immediate feedback could help physiotherapists and athletic trainers to monitor athletes and make decisions during the training session and the rehabilitation process, such immediacy is not available for proprioceptive tests in field situations. Autocad software is available and inexpensive and provides immediate feedback

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 38
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

inclusion criteria:

1. Anterior or retropatellar knee pain from at least 2 of the following Activities : (1) prolonged sitting; (2) stair climbing; (3) squatting; (4) running; (5) kneeling; (6) hopping/jumping; (7) kneel sitting

2. Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident.

3. Age of the subject 18-35 years to limit the possibility that PFPS over age 35 may have been complicated by arthritic changes, and also the subjects should have closed epiphyseal growth plates.

4. Patient with chronic PFPS (pain > 3 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Meniscal or other intraarticular pathologic conditions; cruciate or collateral ligament involvement.

2. A history of traumatic patellar subluxation or dislocation.

3. Previous surgery in the knee, ankle and hip joints.

4. Knee, ankle and hip joints osteoarthritis.

5. athletes weren't included.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Somatoform Disorders
• Syndrome

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Autocad software
The participants will be prepared for image-capture data collection by putting four squared markers on leg and thigh.Each subject will extend his/her leg and make two angles from the resting position (90º) to the full extension, photos will be taken. The tested leg passively moved by the researcher through 20° to 60° of knee extension, the participant will be instructed to actively move that leg to the target angle and hold it in this position another photograph will be taken. The angles will be measured using the AutoCAD software. Knee JPS measurements will also be collected using an IKD by same steps

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University	Giza

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (6)

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Baker V, Bennell K, Stillman B, Cowan S, Crossley K. Abnormal knee joint position sense in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome. J Orthop Res. 2002 Mar;20(2):208-14. — View Citation

Bolgla LA, Boling MC. An update for the conservative management of patellofemoral pain syndrome: a systematic review of the literature from 2000 to 2010. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Jun;6(2):112-25. — View Citation

Drouin JM, Valovich-mcLeod TC, Shultz SJ, Gansneder BM, Perrin DH. Reliability and validity of the Biodex system 3 pro isokinetic dynamometer velocity, torque and position measurements. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2004 Jan;91(1):22-9. Epub 2003 Sep 24. — View Citation

Mir SM, Hadian MR, Talebian S, Nasseri N. Functional assessment of knee joint position sense following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Apr;42(4):300-3. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.044875. — View Citation

Relph N, Herrington L. Criterion-related validity of knee joint-position-sense measurement using image capture and isokinetic dynamometry. J Sport Rehabil. 2015 Jan 13;24(1). pii: 2013-0119. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2013-0119. Print 2015 Feb 1. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Concurrent validity of Autocad software	correlation between absolute angular error of Autocad software and isokinetic system	one day
Secondary	Intrarater reliability of	same investigator will repeat joint positsion sense by Autocad software	48 hours