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Clinical Trials/DRKS00003291
DRKS00003291
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Therapy of the patellofemoral pain syndrome: A prospective randomized study with two treatment groups: Physiotherapy and 2. Recentering orthosis plus physiotherapy

Martin Luther Krankenhaus, Berlin0 sites135 target enrollmentJanuary 3, 2012

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
M22.2
Sponsor
Martin Luther Krankenhaus, Berlin
Enrollment
135
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 3, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Martin Luther Krankenhaus, Berlin

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients suffering from a patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFSS) for longer than 2 month but not longer than 2 years can be included in this study. The diagnosis PFSS is confirmed if three of the following symptoms are present for this time:
  • \-Anterior knee pain while running
  • \-Anterior knee pain while climbing stairs
  • \-Anterior knee pain while bicycling
  • \-Anterior knee pain while sitting with flexed knees
  • \-Anterior knee pain while squatting

Exclusion Criteria

  • Osteoarthritis 3° to 4°
  • \-Local cartilage damage 3° to 4°
  • \-Subluxation of the patella
  • \-Previous knee injuries (ACL ruptures)
  • \-tendinosis of the patella tendon
  • \-M. Osgood Schlatter
  • \-Pathological damage of the knee joint (Osteochondrosis dissecans)
  • \-Valgus knee with more than three fingers between teh malleoli
  • \-Varus knee with more than 2 fingers between the femoral condyles

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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