Efficacy of knee, hip and foot strengthening exercises in knee pai

Phase 3

Conditions: Health Condition 1: M629- Disorder of muscle, unspecified

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/12/060674

Lead Sponsor: Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with anterior or retro patellar knee pain from at least 2 of the following activities regardless of the level of pain intensity: prolonged sitting, ascending and descending stairs, squatting, running, kneeling and hopping / jumping, Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident and persistent for at least 6 weeks, Both males and females, Age group between 18 to 40 years, Presence of pain on palpation of patellar facets, Positive results in the physical examination tests: patellofemoral grinding test and patellofemoral compression test.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects with meniscal or other intra articular pathologic conditions, Subjects with cruciate or collateral ligament involvement, Subjects with patellar subluxation or dislocation, Subjects with previous surgery of the knee and hip joints, Subjects with knee and hip joints osteoarthritis, Pregnancy, Subjects with any conditions affecting the muscles strength like diabetes mellitus or rheumatoid arthritis, Non cooperative patients / participants not willing to participate in study

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain, Patellofemoral joint pain and disability, Tenderness around patella, PCD (Patella Condyle Distance) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: The outcome measures will be evaluated at the baseline, at 3 weeks (end of treatment protocol) and followed up at 4 weeks <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures