Immediate Effect of Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of Vastus Medialis Obliquus in Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Electromyographic activity (root mean square - RMS) of vastus medialis obliquus
研究概览
简要总结
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.
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
- 18 Years 至 28 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •Individuals experiencing pain during collection procedures
- •do not perform exercises as instructed by the researches
研究组 & 干预措施
Healthy
Healthy women are submitted to selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation on VMO.
干预措施: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Other)
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Women with patellofemoral pain syndrome are submitted to selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation on VMO.
干预措施: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Electromyographic activity (root mean square - RMS) of vastus medialis obliquus
时间窗: 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).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Jamilson Simões Brasileiro
Professor of Physiotherapy
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte