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Clinical Trials/NCT01804608
NCT01804608CompletedNot Applicable

Kinematics of Lower Limb, Pain and Function of the Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Who Underwent Two Types Treatment: Randomized Clinical Trial

University of Nove de Julho1 site in 1 country34 target enrollmentStarted: March 1, 2013Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
34
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Function and pain intensity

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Assess pain, function, trunk and lower limbs kinematic during functional tasks after hip muscle strengthening versus hip muscle strengthening and sensory motor training in lower limbs.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Sedentary women,
  • •previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Lower limb surgery,
  • •patella displacement
  • •knee instability
  • •Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation

Arms & Interventions

Sensorimotor

Experimental

Sensorimotor, this arm will receive sensorimotor and hip muscle strengthening.

Intervention: Sensorimotor (Other)

Strength

Active Comparator

Strength, this arm will receive only hip muscle strengthening.

Intervention: Strength (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Function and pain intensity

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • Muscle strength of the hip and knee muscles(4 weeks)
  • Three-dimensional kinematics of the trunk and lower limbs during the step down task(4 weeks)
  • Function and pain intensity(3 and 6 months after randomization)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli

Professor

University of Nove de Julho

Study Sites (1)

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