Efficacy of high power laser in treatment of patients with patellar chondromalacia

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• Conditions: Patellar chondromalacia.; Chondromalacia patellae

• Registration Number: IRCT2017100713442N19
• Lead Sponsor: Physical Medicina and Rehabilitation Department

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

patients aged 15 to 40 years; referring to the outpatient clinic of physical medicine and rehabilitation in year 1396; having positive exclusive patellofemoral syndrome maneuvers including Shrug test, Grind test and Perkins test (at least 2 of them being positive); symptoms duration of at least 3 months; having normal knee x-ray in 3 dimensions.

Exclusion criteria: patients aged younger than 15 years or older than 40; with history of knee surgery; having a body mass index of 30 kg/cm2 or more; any systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, immunodeficiency and collagen vascular disorders; history or presence of malignant cancer; history of recent knee trauma; any infection; pregnancy; breastfeeding; genu varum greater than 20 degrees; genu valgum greater than 20 degree; any knee deformity in knee x-ray; signs of knee osteoarthritis in knee x-ray

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee pain. Timepoint: Before, 1 month and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Womac, VAS, Kujala questionnaires score.;Joint stiffness. Timepoint: Before, 1 month and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Womac, Kujala questionnaires score.;Function. Timepoint: Before, 1 month and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Womac, kujala questionnaires score.