Effects of an Intervention involving exercises for the entire lower limb in athletes with knee pain caused by Patellar Tendinopathy

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• Conditions: Patellar tendinitis

• Registration Number: RBR-74nhx9
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-10
• Study Completion: 2022-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for this study will be: male athletes between 15 and 40 years old; Practice physical activities involving high demand for the knee extensor mechanism (volleyball, basketball, handball, soccer, running, etc.) for at least 2 times a week; Present with pain localized in the apex of the patella, patellar tendon or its insertion in the tibial tuberosity, confirmed by palpation; Present with pain during activities that impose load on the patellar tendon (jumping, squatting, etc.) for more than 3 months; Present with pain in the patellar tendon during the single-leg decline squat test; Score less than 88 points on the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment - Patella (VISA-P) questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

Athletes will be excluded from the study if they: have been using or have used corticosteroid medication in the last 6 months; Have symptoms related to trauma or who have had knee surgery; have knee symptoms associated with other dysfunctions, such as patellofemoral pain, intra-articular injuries, patellar instability, and Osgood-Schlatter or Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified