Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Versus Core Training for Enhancing Stability and Function in Adolescent With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Delta University for Science and Technology1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentApril 20, 2024

ConditionsPatellofemoral Pain Syndrome Adolescents

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Sponsor: Delta University for Science and Technology
Enrollment: 40
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Visual analogue scale (VAS-100 mm) for pain
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study investigated the comparative effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching and core strength exercises on static balance in adolescents with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 20, 2024

End Date

July 12, 2024

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Delta University for Science and Technology

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Amira Hussin Hussin Mohammed

Associated professor

Delta University for Science and Technology

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Participants were between 16 and 18 years old.
•Patients had to have experienced anterior knee pain for at least 4 weeks, with the pain being exacerbated by at least two of the following activities: jumping, running, prolonged sitting, stair climbing, kneeling, and squatting (Chevidikunnan et al., 2016).
•Participants could not have undergone any surgical procedures on their lower limbs.
•Pain during the previous week needed to be greater than 30 mm on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) (Appendix I) (Rathleff et al., 2015).
•A spectrum of BMI was sought, with participants recruited to represent normal BMI percentile categories for both boys and girls. The normal BMI percentile categories for both boys and girls were defined as the 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile (Appendix II) (King et al., 2012).

Exclusion Criteria

•Adolescents with cruciate ligament injuries, meniscal injuries, collateral ligament injuries, and tenderness associated with any of these structures, any intra-articular injury, and tenderness over the iliotibial band, patellar tendon, pes anserine tendons, or evidence of joint effusion.
•Adolescents with referred pain from the hip or lumbar region, or a known case of articular cartilage damage.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual analogue scale (VAS-100 mm) for pain

Time Frame: All adolescents were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period

Dynamic postural stability test and single leg test using the Biodex Balance System SD

Time Frame: All adolescents were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period

Secondary Outcomes

Self-administered Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) or Kujala Patellofemoral Score(All adolescents were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period)