Efficacy of high intensity laser therapy in patellofemoral pain syndrome
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients with patellofemoral pain syndromehigh intensity laser therapy, patellofemoral pain syndrome, anterior knee pain
- Registration Number
- TCTR20220418007
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
1. Anterior knee pain for at least 3 months, 2. 2 or more daily activities that induced knee pain: standing with bending the knee, ascending or descending the stairs, kneeling, jumping or sitting in a knee bending position for an amount of time or contracting quadriceps muscle, 3. Positive patella grind test, 4. 3 or more of Visual Analogue Scale
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of knee surgery, 2. Recent knee trauma or infection or any signs of knee OA, 3. Recently used corticosteroids and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, 4. Severe neurological or cardiovascular disorders, 5. Contraindication for laser therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain at pretreatment and 3, 6, 12 weeks posttreatment Visual Analogue Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional outcome at pretreatment and 3, 6, 12 weeks posttreatment Kujala scoring questionnaire,Quality of life at pretreatment and 3, 6, 12 weeks posttreatment Short Form-36 health survey version 2.0