The Foot Orthosis versus Hip eXercises (FOHX) trial: Predicting success in patellofemoral pain patients.
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral PainMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - PhysiotherapyPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000260628
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Bill Vicenzino
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 220
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Global Rating of Change (GROC): Participants will be asked to rate their overall change on a 7-point scale to indicate if they are better, same or worse (-3: Much worse, -2: Worse, -1: A little worse, 0: same, +1: A little better, +2: Better, +3: Much better).[6 & 12 weeks]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method