Effects addition of patient education to hip and knee exercise on the pain of patient with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: M22.2
patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Patellofemoral disorders

Registration Number: IRCT20240713062427N1

Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients between 18 and 45 years old.
Self-reported anterior knee pain (unilateral or bilateral) when performing at least two of the following activities: prolonged sitting, squatting, kneeling, running, ascending and descending stairs, jumping and landing.
Self-reported anterior knee pain with insidious onset lasting at least 3 months.
Self- reported pain in the previous month should be at least 30 mm on a VAS scale of 100 mm.

Exclusion Criteria

Report of anterior knee pain caused by knee injury.
History report of patellar dislocation.
History of surgery in any lower limb joint.
Report any history of meniscus damage, ligament instability or patellar tendinopathy .
History of osteoarthritis in any lower limb joint.
Rheumatic or neurological disease reported by the patient.
Physiotherapy treatment for patellofemoral pain during the previous 6 months.
History of current or past psychosis, major depressive episode, attempted suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, manic episode, or substance dependence.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Timepoint: They will be measured at the beginning of the study (before the intervention), immediately after the end of the treatment sessions (4 weeks) and two months after the end of the sessions. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures