A prospective randomised single-blinded clinical trial in a community setting will evaluate the outcome of foot orthoses compared to hip strengthening exercises in people with patellofemoral pain. The FOHX trial.

Professor Bill Vicenzino0 个研究点目标入组 220 人开始时间: 2014年3月11日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•1. Patellofemoral pain of non-traumatic origin and greater than six weeks duration
•2. Patellofemoral pain that is provoked by at least two of the following activities: squatting, jogging or running, hopping, jumping, stair ascending or descending.
•3. Patellofemoral pain over the previous week equal to or greater than 3 out of 10 on a numerical pain rating scale.
•4. Pain on palpation about the patella.

•1. Concomitant injury or pathology of other knee structures (e.g. ligament, tendon or cartilage)
•2. A history of knee surgery, patellofemoral dislocation or subluxation, Osgood-Schlatter’s disease, Sinding-Larsen-Johanssen Syndrome
•3. A positive patella apprehension test or evidence of swelling at the knee
•4. A foot condition that may preclude the use of foot orthoses
•5. Pain at the hip, pelvis or low back
•6. Physiotherapy treatment of patellofemoral pain that included foot orthoses or hip exercises in the last 12 months
•6. Current use of anti-inflammatory or corticosteroid medication.

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Professor Bill Vicenzino