The effect of addition of lumbar support belt to core and knee exercises in recreational endurance runners with patellofemoral pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Patellofemoral pain in in recreational endurance runners.
Patellofemoral disorders
M22.2

Registration Number: IRCT20140408017177N3

Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

The age of the runner between 18 and 40 years
Pain in the front of the knee when running and during at least three activities: going up and down stairs, running, squatting, kneeling and sitting for long periods of time.
At least three months of pain in the front of the knee
Pain intensity between 3 and 7 on the visual analog scale and a score of 50 to 80 on the Kojala questionnaire in the last month before the intervention
Running at least 3 days a week for at least 30 and at most 55 minutes a day
People with patellofemoral pain if their pain originates from behind the patella (i.e. pain behind the patella)
No use of painkillers, two weeks before the start of the study

Exclusion Criteria

Knee, lower limb and trunk surgery
Structural disorders of the knee
Presence of pathology in knee meniscus, ligaments and tendons
A history of patellar dislocation or subluxation
The presence of muscle tears, Osgoodschlatter syndrome, Johanson syndrome and Plica syndrome
Systemic diseases such as diabetes, rheumatological disorders, etc
Cardiopulmonary diseases
Diseases of the visual system
Alcoholism and smoking
back pain
pregnancy
lumbar belt intolerance

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of pain. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Performance level. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Step down performance test and Kujala questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dynamic balance. Timepoint: Pre-intervention, Post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Modified SEBT balance test.;Speed. Timepoint: Pre-intervention, Post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: 50 meters test.;Agility. Timepoint: Pre-intervention, Post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: T test.