The Effects of a Trunk Strengthening Program on Anterior Knee Pain in an Adolescent Athletic Population: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Youngstown State University1 site in 1 country50 target enrollmentApril 2014

ConditionsPatellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Sponsor: Youngstown State University
Enrollment: 50
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Lower extremity functional scale
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that the use of trunk (core) stabilization exercises early in treatment combined with lower extremity exercises will enhance the outcome over lower extremity exercises alone in the treatment of young athletes with anterior knee pain.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

June 2019

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Youngstown State University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Kenneth Learman

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy

Youngstown State University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Subjects between 13-20 years of age clinically diagnosed with anterior knee pain.
•Pain should be peripatellar and should include at least 3 of the following:
•experienced during or after activity
•prolonged sitting
•with stair climbing or descending
•The subject should be active for at least 30 minutes per day.

Exclusion Criteria

•Previous knee surgery
•Signs and symptoms of a specific structural diagnosis not consistent with AKP such as meniscal, ACL, PCL, or collateral ligament tears, pain referral from hip or lumbar spine (determined during examination), traumatic patellar dislocation, an inability to adequately understand or communicate in English.