Diagnostic POCUS of Patellar Tendinopathy in Female Athletes
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT05880277
- Lead Sponsor
- Youngstown State University
- Brief Summary
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical effectiveness of point-of-care diagnostic ultrasound in the assessment of patellar tendon pathologies
- Detailed Description
Participants will receive information about the study and informed consent will be provided. Participants will voluntarily agree to be a participant in the study. Participants will sign the informed consent, and complete the POCUS demographic information sheet, if they qualify then they will have both of their patellar tendons examined through the use of the Butterfly IQ diagnostic ultrasound. Following the examination, they will complete the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Patellofemoral subscale (KOOS-PF) and then complete the study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- 18-25 yr. old female student-athletes who participate in jump-centric activities
- anyone who does not fit the inclusion criteria (18-25 yr old female student-athletes who participate in jump-centric activities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method KOOS 2 years % of participants with hyperechoic or hypoechoic changes in relation to the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Scores
Changes of patellar tendons in jumping athletes 2 years % of participants with hyperechoic or hypoechoic changes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Youngstown State University
🇺🇸Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Youngstown State University🇺🇸Youngstown, Ohio, United StatesMorgan C Bagley, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMatthew Campbell, PhDSub InvestigatorOmar Ross, DATSub InvestigatorChad Cochran, DOSub Investigator