Effects of Ultrasound Therapy in Patients With Iliotibial Band Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 75
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- VAS and LEFS
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of ultrasound (US) therapy, administered in different modes, on pain, functionality, quality of life and iliotibial band (ITB) thickness in patients with iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). The primary question of the study is: Is US therapy effective in reducing pain and improving functionality in ITBS? The secondary question is: Is US therapy effective in ITBS in terms of quality of life and ITB thickness? 75 participants were assigned to the exercise, exercise plus continuous US and exercise plus intermittent US groups and received 15 treatment sessions. Participants were assessed before treatment, at the end of treatment (after 15 sessions) and at 3 months post-treatment.
详细描述
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ultrasound (US) therapy, administered in different modes, on pain, functionality and iliotibial band (ITB) thickness in patients with iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). Seventy-five volunteers presenting at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic with lateral knee pain and thigh pain were included in the study. Patients aged between 45 and 60 years who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and had been diagnosed with ITBS were enrolled in the study. The patients were divided into three groups and received 15 treatment sessions. Group 1 received exercise only, Group 2 received exercise plus continuous ultrasound, and Group 3 received exercise plus intermittent ultrasound treatment. Patients' pain scores were assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), lower limb functionality using the Lower Limb Functionality Scale (LEFS), and quality of life using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire before treatment, after treatment, and at the 3-month post-treatment mark. In patients diagnosed with ITBS,ITB thickness was measured ultrasonographically at the attachment point of the lateral femoral epicondyle in the lateral lying position with the knee flexed at 20-30 degrees.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Aged between 45 and 60 years -Patients diagnosed with ITBS using ITB trigger point palpation and the Noble compression test -Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score ≥50 mm
排除标准
- •History of lower limb surgery within the last six month- Body weight exceeding 120 kg- History of malignancy-Severe coxarthrosis-Severe osteoporosis-Stage 4 gonarthrosis-Lower limb surgey in the last 6 months-History of any neurological, vascular or infectious disease
研究组 & 干预措施
Exercise
干预措施: Exercise (Behavioral)
Exercise and continious ultrasound
干预措施: Exercise (Behavioral)
Exercise and continious ultrasound
干预措施: Continious Ultrasound (Device)
Exercise and intermittant ultrasound
干预措施: Exercise (Behavioral)
Exercise and intermittant ultrasound
干预措施: Intermittant ultrasound (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
VAS and LEFS
时间窗: Before treatment, at the end of treatment (after 15 sessions) , and 3 months after treatment.
Pain intensity was assessed using the VAS. Patients were asked to mark their pain levels on a straight line ranging from 0 to 10 cm; 0 denoted no pain, whilst 10 denoted severe pain.Lower limb functional status was assessed using the LEFS scale. The scale, consisting of a total of 20 items, was scored according to five numerical response categories ranging from 0 (extreme difficulty/unable to perform the activity) to 4 (no difficulty). The total score was assessed on a scale of 0 to 80. Higher scores were associated with better functional status
次要结局
- SF-12 and ITB thickness(Before treatment, at the end of treatment (after 15 sessions) , and 3 months after treatment.)
研究者
Seda Karapınar
Assistant Doctor
Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization