comparison of two methods of exercise therapy in patellofemoral pain syndrome

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• Conditions: Disorders of patella; Chondromalacia patella.

• Registration Number: IRCT2014090719073N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Iran 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: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: feeling of pain on the anterior or posterior part of the knee or around patella at least for 2 months ; Positive Clark's test; induction of pain in at least two of following situation: in up or down-stair, squatting, running, jumping, cycling, kneeling and sitting with flexed knee for prolong period.

Exclusion criteria:Pain intensity less than score 3 according to VAS; history of Knee locking; patellar dislocation; knee osteoarthritis; abnormal finding in the knee X-ray; knee infection; Knee ligaments injuries; Knee physiotherapy for the 3 recent months; history of knee surgery;Knee traumatic injuries; genovalgum and Osgood- Schlatter or any other pathologic diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: before intervention, 1 months after intervention, 2 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale ruller.;Knee performance. Timepoint: before intervention, 1 months after intervention, 2 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Kujala questiannaire ? Functional Index questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

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