The Effect of Muscle Strengthening Associated With Neuromuscular Stimulus in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain During Negotiating Stairs

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Neuromuscular training; Other: Muscle strengthening; Device: Sensorimotor

• Registration Number: NCT02591680
• Lead Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho

Brief Summary

Assess pain, function, hip and knee strength and kinematics of trunk and lower limbs during ascent and descent stairs after the addition of neuromuscular training to hip muscle strengthening.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-10-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-28
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-29
• Primary Completion: 2016-03
• Study Completion: 2016-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• Sedentary women,
• previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

Exclusion Criteria

• Lower limb surgery,
• patella displacement
• knee instability
• Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Neuromuscular training	Neuromuscular training	Neuromuscular, this arm will receive neuromuscular training and muscle strengthening.
Neuromuscular training	Sensorimotor	Neuromuscular, this arm will receive neuromuscular training and muscle strengthening.
Strength	Muscle strengthening	Strength, this arm will receive only muscle strengthening.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
3D kinematic range of motion of hip adduction during ascending and descending stairs	4 weeks	Kinematic analysis during ascent and descent stairs
3D kinematic range of motion of hip internal rotation during ascending and descending stairs	4 weeks	Kinematic analysis during ascent and descent stairs

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Scores on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale	4 weeks
Strength of hip and knee extensor muscles measured through hand-held dynamometer	4 weeks
Lower Limb Function measured through the questionnaires Anterior Knee Pain Scale -AKPS and Functional Index Questionnaire- FIQ .	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Nove de Julho; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, SP, Brazil