Would Integrating Monochromatic Infrared Energy Into the Physical Rehabilitation of Adolescents With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Have Any Advantageous Effects? a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 46
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pain intensity
研究概览
简要总结
This study assessed if integrating monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) would affect pain, dynamic postural control, functional status, and health-related quality of life in adolescents with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Forty-six patients with PFPS were randomly allocated to the MIRE group (n = 23, received the received MIRE in addition to the traditional physical therapy program) or the control group (n = 23, received the traditional physical therapy program only). Both groups were assessed for pain, dynamic postural control, functional status, and health-related quality before and after intervention.
详细描述
Forty-six adolescents with PFPS were recruited from the university's outpatient orthopedic and physical therapy clinics and two referral hospitals in AlKharj, Saudi Arabia. The study included patients who were 15-18 years old, had anterior-knee or retro-patellar pain that increase with activities like squatting, running, prolonged sitting, or stair climbing, had PFPS with insidious onset for more than 6 weeks without any traumatic incidence, and were not participating in a regular exercise program in the past 3 months. Patients who had meniscal tears, collateral/cruciate ligament injury, knee arthritis, a history of knee/hip surgery, or previous patellar subluxation/dislocation were excluded.
Outcome measures
Pain: Pain during rest and/or movement was assessed using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale.
Dynamic postural control: The dynamic postural control was assessed through the modified star excursion balance test (mSEBT).
Functional status: The functional status was evaluated using the Arabic version of the Anterior Knee Pain Questionnaire (Kujala Questionnaire).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
This was a single-blind protocol. The outcome assessor was blinded to the treatment assignment.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age between15 and18 years.
- •Anterior-knee or retro-patellar pain that increases with activities like squatting, running, prolonged sitting, or stair climbing.
- •PFPS with insidious onset for more than 6 weeks without any traumatic incidence.
- •Not participating in a regular exercise program within the last three months.
排除标准
- •Meniscal tears
- •Collateral/cruciate ligament injury
- •Knee arthritis
- •History of hip/knee surgery
- •Previous patellar subluxation/dislocation
结局指标
主要结局
Pain intensity
时间窗: 3 months
Participants reported how much they feel pain during rest and/or movement on the 0-10 Visual Analogue Scale, where 0 represents "no pain" and 10 indicates the "worst possible pain".
Dynamic postural control
时间窗: 3 months
The dynamic postural control was assessed through the modified star excursion balance test (mSEBT). Participants stood in the middle of a floor grid with three reach lines creating a Y shape. They were told to stand on one limb and extend as far as they could with the distal end of the reaching limb pointed in each anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral direction. The distance from the center to the point of the foot reach was then measured with a measuring tape (in/cm), and the reaching limb was restored to the starting position. The composite reach distance of the three directions was calculated and normalized to the length of the leg and used for data analysis. The higher the normalized mSEBT score the better the postural control.
次要结局
- Functional status(3 months)
- Life quality(3 months)
研究者
Ragab Kamal Elnaggar
Associate Professor
Cairo University