Effects of a Health Lecture Program compared with Exercise Classes plus Lectures, delivered through a website, on pain self-efficacy of people with Patellofemoral pain: randomized clinical trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; C05.550

• Registration Number: RBR-10jjpqy4
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2023-07-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 18 and 40 years; both genders; unilateral anterior knee pain when performing at least two of the following activities: remaining seated for a prolonged period, squatting, kneeling, running, climbing and descending stairs, jumping and landing; anterior knee pain of insidious onset lasting at least 6 months; worst self-reported pain in the last month of at least 30mm on the 100mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Exclusion Criteria

Self-reported anterior knee pain caused by knee trauma; self-reported history of patellar dislocation or subluxation, meniscal injury, ligament instability, patellar tendinopathy or osteoarthritis in any lower limb joint; having undergone prior physical therapy for the treatment of patellofemoral pain (at least 6 months prior to the study); answer yes to one or more questions on the PAR-Q physical activity readiness questionnaire

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find an improvement in the level of Pain Self-Efficacy, assessed through the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale (CPSS), of at least 0.3 points.