se of the low-level Laser therapy in the treatment of Inflammation in the lateral region of the knee in women with Femoropatelar Pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: M22.2; femoro-patellar disorders

• Registration Number: RBR-6xqrtr
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Anterior or retropatellar knee pain when performing at least two of the following activities: sitting for prolonged time, squats, kneeling, running, climbing and descending stairs, and in jumps and landings, present pain during palpation of the patella; have symptoms of insidious onset and lasting for at least 1 month; presenting the worst pain level in the previous month of at least thirty milimeters on the visual analog pain scale (VAS); score below 83 on the Previous Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

Women with a sign or symptom caused by any knee dysfunction; with a recent history of surgery within three months in this joint; history of patellar subluxation or clinical evidence of meniscal injury; ligament instability; osteoarthrosis in any lower limb joint; pathology in the patellar tendon or referred pain from the spine; neurological disease; inflammatory process or have recently undergone physiotherapeutic treatment (at least 6 months)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity in centimeters on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), comparisons between the beginning and the end of the therapies, aiming to reduce the values for the treated group

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS), these evaluations will occur in the same moments of the VAS, aiming at better scores in the treated group;Pressure sampler, the evaluations will occur in the same moments of the VAS, aiming to increase the threshold for the treated group;Images of ultrasound, the evaluations will occur in the same moments of the VAS, in order to observe any changes, such as in the thickness of the iliotibial tract