The effect of patellar taping and patellar bracing on pain and fuction in females with knee pai

Phase 2

• Conditions: Patellofemoral pain syndrome.; Patellofemoral disorders

• Registration Number: IRCT2015081123593N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

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: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects 18-43 y age; Pain level 3 or more on a 10cm visual analog scale; Onset of pain at least 3weeks but no greater than 2 months; Atraumatic peripatellar or retropatellar knee pain during at least 2 activities of prolonged sitting, increase in physical activity, climbing stairs, squatting, kneeling, running and jumping; Pain on palpation of the medial and lateral facet of the patella; Unilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome
Exclusion criteria: History of knee joint surgery; History of subluxation or dislocation of the patella, meniscal damage, ligamentous instability, patellar tendon pathology and chondral damage; Clinical evidence of knee osteoarthritis; Spinal referred pain; Corticosteroid injection in the knee joint within the past 3 months; Pregnancy or the possibility of pregnancy; History of knee joint trauma; Neurological and orthopedic impairment that affected balance

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Subjective function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: kujala questionnaire.;Objective function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Performance functional test.