Effect of Activity Modification and Exercises in Young Adolescents With Osgood Schlatter Disease.

Aalborg University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osgood Schlatter Disease

Treatments: Other: Activity modification, exercises and gradual return to sport

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02799394

N- 20140100-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of activity modification, exercises and a gradual return to sport in adolescents (age 10-14) with Osgood Schlatter disease. The primary outcome is self-reported recovery on a 7-point Likert scale at 3 months. Secondary endpoints include 4 and 8 weeks and 6 and 12 months after inclusion into the project. The adolescents will be recruited from primary schools, general practitioners and through online advertising on Facebook.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 10-14 years of age
• Pain at tuberositas patellae during two or more of the following activities: Sitting with a bent knee, squatting, running, jumping or stair ambulation
• Pain during palpation of tuberositas patellae
• Knee pain for 6 weeks or more

Exclusion criteria

• Other knee conditions that may manifest as anterior knee pain (Patellofemoral pain, iliotibial band syndrome, sinding-larson-johanson disease).
• Previous surgery
• Pain from the hip or back that interferes with activities of daily living.
• Habitual patella luxations
• Clinical suspicion of meniscal lesion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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51 participants in 1 patient group

Activity modification, exercises and gradual return to sport

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Activity modification, exercises and gradual return to sport