Effect of Lower Back Treatment in People With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Lumbopelvic Manipulation; Other: Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension

• Registration Number: NCT01975311
• Lead Sponsor: Texas Woman's University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a lower back treatment would change the knee pain intensity and the level of functional activities as well as the muscle activities in people with anterior knee pain. The investigators hypothesized that the lower back treatment may change the hip and knee muscle activities as well as reduce the knee pain intensity and improve the functional activities in people with anterior knee pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-28
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-03
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Status Verified: 2014-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-09
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 27

Inclusion Criteria

• Insidious onset of symptoms of non-traumatic origin.
• Pain with patellar facet palpation or compression.
• anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least two of the following activities: (a) ascending stairs, (b) descending stairs, (c) kneeling, (d) squatting, (e) hopping, (f) running, (j) jumping, (h) prolonged sitting for more than 20 minutes.

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of spine, hip or knee surgery.
• History of hip pathology or other knee condition.
• Current significant injury of any lower extremity joints.
• Pregnancy.
• Sign of nerve root compression.
• Osteoporosis or history of compression fracture.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Lumbopelvic Manipulation	Lumbopelvic Manipulation	Participants in this group will receive lumboplevic manipulation twice within a week.
Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension	Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension	Participants in this group will receive passive lumbar spine flexion and extension for 1 min twice within a week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Electromyography (EMG) of the hip and knee muscle	The EMG data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.	EMG unit will be used to study the hip and knee muscle activities.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)	The LEFS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.
Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	The pain VAS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Woman's University, School of Physical Therapy - Dallas Campus; 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States