Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial
Official title:
Investigation on the Efficacy Between TCM Treatment Using Acupuncture and Tui-na Manipulation With Physiotherapy on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Knee pain is one of common pain-causing diseases and it affects patients' mobility which in turn seriously affects the quality of patients' life. The most common cause of knee pain results from the inflammation occurred at the patello-femoral joint of the anterior knee. It is now commonly recognized as Patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS). It is categorized as anterior knee pain. The exact pathogenesis of PFPS is still not clear but both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine (WM) have many treatment methods. Hence, it is important and meaningful to investigate the diagnosis and treatment in detail. Through reviewing the literature about PFPS, the investigators would like to achieve the following objectives in the study design. Under the principle of evidence-based medicine, the investigators compare the clinical effectiveness of TCM acupuncture and Tui-na manipulations treatment with the physiotherapy on the PFPS management. The study is to determine whether which are effective in improving knee function and lessening the pain in PFPS patients.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 180 |
Est. completion date | December 31, 2023 |
Est. primary completion date | October 18, 2023 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 70, male and female, knee pain as main complaint; 2. Diagnosed as PFPS using our diagnostic standard; 3. Knee pain for more than 1 month; 4. Patients could be able to finish all questionnaires, treatment; 5. Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident and persistent for at least 6 weeks; 6. Able to cooperate with questionnaires, examination and treatment and follow-up cycles; 7. Agree to receive regular Chinese medicine diagnosis and assist in the designated examinations in the study. 8. Agree to record physical condition indicators and report the situation at each follow-up consultation. 9. During the entire plan period, the subjects must agree not to use any type of Chinese medicine health care products until the end of the trial. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age below 18 and above 70; Patients with Body Mass Index (BMI)?30; 2. Patients with acute traumatic bone fracture, dislocation or acute soft tissue injury at knee joint; 3. Patients with infections at knee joint; 4. Patients with non-specific inflammation at knee joint and rheumatoid disease; 5. Patients with ostomy or other tumor related; 6. Patients with knee pain but not anterior knee pain, e.g. meniscal or other intra articular pathologic condition, cruciate or collateral ligament cases, patella subluxation or dislocation, previous surgery in the knee and hip joints, knee and hip joint osteoarthritis, any conditions affect muscle strength like diabetes mellitus or rheumatoid arthritis; 7. Patients with patellar tendon inflammation or Osgood-Schlatter Disease; 8. Any psychiatric disorder; 9. Pregnancy; 10. Patients with severe disease such as immune disease, genetic disease and severe coronary vascular disease; 11. Patients receive any other treatment such as physiotherapy or acupuncture after washout period. 12. If participants are incompetent in giving consent . |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Hong Kong | Kevin Yue Kin Man | Hong Kong |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Hong Kong Baptist University | Hong Kong Baptist Hospital |
Hong Kong,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Effectiveness Measurement | The expected outcomes are both interventions have effectiveness on curing the PFPS. Traditional Chinese Medicine group and Physiotherapy group have better effectiveness than control group in treating PFPS. By according to the Visual Analogue Scale score and the before and after evaluation form, it indicates whether the pain condition has improved.
(Visual Analogue Scale will be indicated from 0 to 10. Which 0 stand for no pain at all and 10 marks stand for the worst pain). |
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