Treatment of Patellar Chondromalacia through Physical Exercises

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chondromalacia Patellae; C05.182

• Registration Number: RBR-7d492mg
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Comunitária de Região de Chapecó

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 November 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Participants of both genders. Aged between 18 and 45 years. With a clinical diagnosis of patellar chondromalacia (grades I, II, III, and IV according to the classification of the International Cartilage Repair Society - ICRS)

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who have undergone recent surgical procedures (in the last three months). Peripheral vascular disease diagnosis. Diagnosis of hypertension. History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. Currently on anticoagulants. Previous history of myocardial infarction or prior stroke. Currently using type II collagen or chondroprotective agents. Patients who report knee joint injections in the last six months. Those with any type of gait alteration or difficulty. Lower limb deformity or axis deviation. Ligamentous or meniscal injuries

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the patellar cartilage thickness through images obtained from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee joint at the beginning and end of the study. Preservation or an increase in cartilage thickness is expected following the intervention protocols.;The expectation is to observe an approximately 5% increase in blood concentrations of CTX-II at the conclusion of the interventions.;reduction in pain associated with chondromalacia patella (assessed by the visual analogue scale) of more than 30% is expected among patients after the interventions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maximum dynamic strength, assessed by the one repetition maximum test (1-RM), proposed by Brown and Weir (2001), should increase by around 50% in response to the proposed interventions.;Improvements in the perception of quality of life (greater than 5%), assessed by the Lequesne questionnaire (2006), considering pain, gait and joint stiffness are expected.