Thigh muscle strengthening associated with a therapeutic electrical stimulation compared to an isolated thigh muscle strengthening in subjects with atraumatic patellar dislocatio
- Conditions
- M22.0Recurrent patellar dislocationPatellar dislocationC05.550.518.625
- Registration Number
- RBR-87dkhg
- Lead Sponsor
- Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Individuals aged between 16-40 years, of both sexes, with a history of at least one episode of atraumatic patellar dislocation requiring emergency care. The participants should present with apprehension to the lateralisation of the patella, pain to the palpation of medial retinaculum and J-sign to the flexion and extension of the knee.
Individuals who are using knee imobilisation, crutches and those with restricted knee range of movement that prevents the realisation of the exercises protocol during the recruitment period.
Individuals with a history of traumatic patellar dislocation, previous surgical treatment for patellar dislocation, those with a history of other ligaments (ACL, PCL, LCL or MCL) or meniscal injuries and those with a history of previous surgery on the lower limbs.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvements to the patellar stability detected by the Norwich Patellar Instability Score (primary outcome) at the end of the treatment (8 weeks).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvements to the strength, function, and quality of life detected by the isometric dynamometry and by the questionnaires Lysholm, Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale, LEFS and WHOQOL-bref (secondary outcomes) at the end of the treatment (8 weeks).