The Effect of Telerehabilitation on Knee Pai

Phase 3

Recruiting

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
Chondromalacia patellae, unspecified knee, Patellofemoral disorders, Disorders of patella
M22.40

Registration Number: IRCT20201112049361N1

Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Having knee pain for at least 1 month
Access to internet and mobile phone
not attended in physical therapy program or sport activity
Anterior or posterior knee pain following going up and down stairs, knee flexion and sitting for a long time

Exclusion Criteria

knee ligament instability
Knee meniscus pathologies
Patellar tendinopathy or Iliotibial Band tendinopathy
Knee joint effusion
Knee Subluxation or Dislocation or Fracture
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome
Plica syndrome
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Neuromuscular, rheumatologic or metabolic diseases
Having undergone conservative or surgical treatment of the affected knee less than 6 months previously

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain level. Timepoint: Before the start of treatment/ at the end of the sixth week of treatment intervention/ 1 month after the end of the treatment period. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Physical function. Timepoint: Before the start of treatment/ at the end of the sixth week of treatment intervention/ 1 month after the end of the treatment period. Method of measurement: Physical function section of kujala questionnaire, Step down test, Bilateral squat test and Antero-medial lunge test.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the start of treatment/ at the end of the sixth week of treatment intervention/ 1 month after the end of the treatment period. Method of measurement: Quality of life section of knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to the treatment plan. Timepoint: Before the start of the treatment/ at the end of the sixth week of treatment intervention/ 1 month after the end of the treatment period. Method of measurement: based on the number of treatment sessions that patients have participated in face-to-face physical therapy group; based on the application calendar in tele-rehabilitation group.