Knee proprioception in patellar tendinopathy

Completed

• Conditions: jumper's knee; patellar tendinopathy; 10043237

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35911
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

All groups:
-Age 18-50 years
Control Group:
-No current or previous symptoms of knee pain in patellar tendon or its insertion
-VISA score > 80
Symptomatic group:
-Current symptoms of knee pain in patellar tendon or its patellar or tibial insertion in connection with training and competition, in one knee.
-Symptoms for over three months to exclude acute inflammatory tendon problems and de novo partial ruptures.
-VISA score < 80
Previous symptoms group:
-Previous symptoms of knee pain in patellar tendon or its patellar or tibial insertion in connection with training and competition, in one knee.
-No symptoms at present.
-Symptoms lasted for over three months (to exclude acute inflammatory tendon problems and de novo partial ruptures).
-VISA score > 80

Exclusion Criteria

- Neurologic or neuromuscular disorder
- Other lower extremity injury or disease that might interfere with the measurements

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main outcome is the difference between the (previously) injured and the<br /><br>non-injured leg on the 'time to detect passsive motion. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>not applicable</p><br>