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Clinical Trials/IRCT20210330050789N1
IRCT20210330050789N1
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Comparison of specific hip strengthening exercises and conventional knee exercises on pain, muscle strength and function in sprinters with patello-femoral pain syndrome

Riphah International University Lahore0 sites28 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Patello-Femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) or anterior knee pain can be defined as retropatellar pain during stairs, hopping/jogging, prolonged sitting, kneeling, squatting or pain on palpation of patellar facets, femoral condyles. Patello femoral pain syndrome is also called as runner's knee because it is common in people who participate in sports, PFPS is the most prevalent orthopedic condition seen in sports medicine and it is the primary diagnosis in about 25% of all running injuries..
Sponsor
Riphah International University Lahore
Enrollment
28
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Riphah International University Lahore

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Positive patellar compression test
  • Subjects having anterior knee pain for least 4 weeks
  • Muscle power for quadriceps, hamstring, gluteus medius and gluteus maximus should be grade 3
  • Pain aggravates during any of the following two activities like ascending \& descending stairs, squatting, kneeling, jumping, running, jogging
  • Average pain level of 3\-cm or more on a 10\-cm Numerical pain rating scale

Exclusion Criteria

  • neurological disorder
  • Injury to lumbosacral region, hip or ankle
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Patellar instability
  • history of knee injury
  • signs or symptoms of other pathology
  • recent history (within 3 months) of knee surgery
  • history of patellar dislocation/subluxation
  • clinical evidence of meniscal lesion, ligamentous instability, patellar tendon pathology, chondral damage, osteoarthritis, or referred pain from the spine.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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