Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on VMO

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; Electric Stimulation
• Interventions: Other: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

• Registration Number: NCT02548988
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is analyze the immediate effect of selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation of vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) in the electrical activity of VMO and vastus lateralis (VL) and in the isokinetic performance of women with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2015-09
• Study First Submitted: 2015-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2015-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 2015-09-14
• Study Start: 2015-10
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• For Healthy group:
• with no history of osteomyoarticular lesion or surgery in the lower limbs in the previous six months
• non-corrected neurological, vestibular, visual and/or hearing impairment
• For Patellofemoral pain syndrome group:
• clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome
• absence of other disorders in the knee
• refer pain at leafs two of the following activities: when remain seated for a long period, squat, kneel and go up or down stairs.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals experiencing pain during collection procedures
• do not perform exercises as instructed by the researches

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patellofemoral pain syndrome	Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation	Women with patellofemoral pain syndrome are submitted to selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation on VMO.
Healthy	Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation	Healthy women are submitted to selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation on VMO.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Electromyographic activity (root mean square - RMS) of vastus medialis obliquus	Change from baseline in Electromyographic activity at 30 minutes	The immediate effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation will be measured through surface electromyography and the variable analyzed will be root mean square (RMS).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; 🇧🇷 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil