The biomechanical and neurophysiological effects of a patellar brace on patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome -A cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Phase 2
- Conditions
- M22.2Patellofemoral disorders
- Registration Number
- DRKS00011240
- Lead Sponsor
- niversität Stuttgart
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Anterior knee Pain
-Indication of conservative therapy by a physician
Exclusion Criteria
-history of surgical treatment or surgical indication of the knee joint
-injuries of the knee joint in the past 12 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Before the first and second Measurement (12 weeks later):<br>- Kujala Score (Questionary)<br>-Pain on Visual Analog Scale.<br><br>During four different activities (Hoppings, Walking, Stair climbing, Get up and sit down) once with and once without a patellar brace:<br>-Neuromuscular activity (Elektromyography of M. gastrocnemius, M. semitendinosus, M. biceps femoris, M. rectus femoris, M. vastus lateralis, M. vastus medialis) <br>-Pain on Visual Analog Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method