Effiectiveness of manual therapy compared with physical therapy for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- 10023213Anterior knee pain & retropatellar chondropathy.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43253
- Lead Sponsor
- Tamminga groep
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
The clinical diagnosis of PFPS was formed if the subject had a self complaint of atraumatic uni- or bilateral anterior knee pain that was aggravated with at least two of the following activities: a positive patella compression test, squatting, prolonged sitting, and ascending of descending the stairs.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria included pain less than 3 months, prior knee or spine surgery, severe lumbosacral nerve root compression signs. Other exclusion criteria included clinical signs of ligamentous instability or suspected meniscal injury, patellar tendinopathy, (sub)luxations of the patella, pregnancy, osteoporosis, neurologic disorders. MRI, xray and/ or echo will be used for exclusion.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method