Patellofemoral Syndrome Clinical Trial
— PFSAlgorithmOfficial title:
The Evaluation of a Novel Treatment Algorithm for Patients With Patellofemoral Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Verified date | July 2015 |
Source | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Study type | Interventional |
Patients who are diagnosed with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFS) and present to our clinic
will be offered the opportunity to participate in the study. If they consent to be in this
study they will randomized into 2 treatment groups. The experimental treatment group will be
treated according to the novel PFS treatment algorithm. The control group will receive
treatment that would be considered standard physical therapy care. To apply standard
physical therapy care in a standardized manner the investigators are using a multimodal
treatment approach that has been previously shown by Lowry to be beneficial in the treatment
of PFS. Both groups of subjects will be seen 2 times per week for a maximum of 12 visits.
Patients can be discharged early if they no longer report pain or impaired function on the
Anterior Knee Pain scale.
The purpose of this study is to see if patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome treated
with the experimental Patellofemoral treatment algorithm experience significant improvements
in function, pain and the number of treatment sessions compared with a previously researched
multimodal approach to the treatment of patellofemoral pain.
The secondary objective of this study is to examine results to determine if a full
randomized controlled clinical trial of the PFS algorithm is justified.
The investigators hypothesize that utilization of the Patellofemoral syndrome treatment
algorithm with evaluation and treatment of patients diagnosed with PFS will lead to
significant improvements in function, pain and the number of treatment sessions when
compared to previously researched treatment of PFS.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 30 |
Est. completion date | April 2014 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2014 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 12 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: -Diagnosis of Patellofemoral Syndrome Exclusion Criteria: - Tenderness to palpation of patellar tendon, inferior pole of patella, or tibial tubercle as primary complaint - Patient is pregnant or nursing - Patient has other current lower extremity injuries - History of patellar subluxation or dislocations - History of knee surgery |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Orthopedic PT East Broad St location | Columbus | Ohio |
United States | Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Orthopedic PT Westerville location | Westerville | Ohio |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Nationwide Children's Hospital |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change in Anterior Knee Pain Scale | Assessment of change of the Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS). The AKPS is a self-reported 13 item questionnaire with discrete categories related to various levels of current knee function. Categories within each item are weighted, and responses are summed to provide an overall score of 0-100, with 100 representing no disability. The Anterior Knee Pain Scale is found to be valid and reliable in patients from 12-50 years of age presenting with anterior knee pain with a test-retest reliability of .95 (Watson, 2005). A change of 10 points represent the minimal clinical difference (Crossley, 2004). | 2 times per week for up to 6 weeks | No |
Secondary | Global Rating of Change Scale (GROC) | The Global Rating of Change scale is a 15-point Likert type scale (-7 to +7). A score of 0 represents no change from initial injury, +7 represents a great deal better, and -7 represents a great deal worse. A score of +/- 3 represents a minimal clinical difference (Wang, 2011). | every visit after the initial assessment (2 times per week for up to 6 weeks) | No |
Secondary | Number of treatment session | The number of treatment sessions needed for the patient to achieve full function needed | at subject's discharge from study (expected average to be 6 weeks) | No |
Secondary | Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) | The NPRS is a 0-10 scale subjectively assessing a patients perceived level of pain. With 0 on the scale = to no pain, and 10 = to the worst pain imaginable. The use of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale for assessing pain has been validated for use in PFS patients and has been found to have a minimal detectable change of 1 points (Piva, 2009). | at every visit (2 times per week for up to 6 weeks) | No |
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