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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000391077
ACTRN12610000391077
Completed
N/A

The effect of prefabricated foot orthoses on pain and function in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Musculoskeletal Research Centre0 sites60 target enrollmentMay 14, 2010

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Musculoskeletal Research Centre
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 14, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Musculoskeletal Research Centre

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged 18 – 35 years old
  • 2\. Insidious onset of peripatellar or retropatellar knee pain of at least 6 weeks duration
  • 3\. Worst pain in the previous week of at least 30 mm on a 100 mm visual analogue scale
  • 4\. Pain provoked by at least two activities from running, walking, hopping, squatting, stair negotiation, kneeling, or prolonged sitting
  • 5\. Pain elicited by patellar palpation, patellofemoral joint (PFJ) compression or resisted isometric quadriceps contraction

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Use of foot orthoses in the previous five years
  • 2\. Physiotherapy treatment in the previous six months
  • 3\. Current use of anti\-inflammatory medications
  • 4\. Concomitant injury or pain arising from the lumbar spine or hip
  • 5\. Knee internal derangement
  • 6\. Knee ligament insufficiency
  • 7\. Previous knee surgery
  • 8\. PFJ instability; or patellar tendinopathy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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