Validity and Reliability of Autocad Software Assessment of JPS in PFPS

Completed

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Autocad software

• Registration Number: NCT03685812
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The overall aim of the study is to assess the reliability and validity of Autocad software to measure JPS in PFPS, especially:

1. To assess the intra-tester and between day reliability of measurement of JPS using Autocad software.

2. To assess the validity of these measurements against those found during an IKD.

Detailed Description

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common painful musculoskeletal condition that affects physically active young adults and adolescents.

Joint position sense (JPS) is considered as a component of proprioception as it provides the clinician with information regarding the accuracy of movement as well as its relationship with movement performance and injuries. Therefore researchers use advanced instruments as 3 D video systems and isokinetic dynamometer. Since these instruments are less portable and expensive, therefore researchers used another method to evaluate JPS using high precision software using video analysis and markers in the joints. Unfortunately, video analysis requires difficult and time-consuming tasks and that this slow the evaluation process.

Although immediate feedback could help physiotherapists and athletic trainers to monitor athletes and make decisions during the training session and the rehabilitation process, such immediacy is not available for proprioceptive tests in field situations. Autocad software is available and inexpensive and provides immediate feedback

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-24
• Study Start: 2018-09-25
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-26
• Primary Completion: 2019-02-01
• Study Completion: 2019-02-01
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Meniscal or other intraarticular pathologic conditions; cruciate or collateral ligament involvement.

2. A history of traumatic patellar subluxation or dislocation.

3. Previous surgery in the knee, ankle and hip joints.

4. Knee, ankle and hip joints osteoarthritis.

5. athletes weren't included.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome , Auto Cad software	Autocad software	Patients referred with a confirmed diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome, with a visual analogue scale of more than 3. Anterior or retropatellar knee pain from at least 2 of the following Activities : (1) prolonged sitting; (2) stair climbing; (3) squatting; (4) running; (5) kneeling; and (6) hopping/jumping.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Concurrent validity of Autocad software	one day	correlation between absolute angular error of Autocad software and isokinetic system

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intrarater reliability of	48 hours	same investigator will repeat joint positsion sense by Autocad software

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt