Home-Based Functional Exercise Program in Patients With Patellar Femoral Syndrome Over a 10-Week Period

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patellar Femoral Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: 10 Week Exercise Program; Behavioral: DVD Program After 10 Weeks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03407365

12-00210

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if a 10 week exercise rehabilitation program decreases anterior knee oain (PFPS) and improves function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Individuals (age 18-50) with PFPS will be recruited to participate in this study to see if a 10 week exercise program focusing in core and hip strengthening, lower extremity strengthening foot intrinsic strengthening can decrease pain and increase function.

Full description

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a very prevalent condition that presents in great number to patients in physician's offices and has a high recurrence rate. Physical therapy and exercise therapy to strengthen the quadriceps is often prescribed, however recurrence is common. It is hypothesized that PFPS patients have core weakness, hip strength abnormalities and neuromuscular control deficits.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals wishing to participate in study voluntarily
• Subjects diagnosed with patella-femoral syndrome. We will ascertain this by asking a few questions, which will not be recorded as they have not been enrolled in the study yet.
• Capable of following and completing a 10 week home exercise program

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with prior knee surgery, tibial plateau fractures, known diagnosis of knee injuries such as meniscus or ligaments tears.
• Individuals unable to participate, i.e. cognitive deficits, weakness or functional deficits to upper extremities.
• Individuals unable to tolerate exercise program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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11 participants in 2 patient groups

Home Exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be given a set of home exercises to perform as part of their rehabilitation home exercise program. They will be initially trained by a research team member and will be given a DVD home exercise video with instructions on how to perform the exercises.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 10 Week Exercise Program

DVD Program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Weeks 1-10, subjects will not be prescribed exercise at home. If the DVD program shows to help participants in Group 1, the program and DVD will be provided to Group 2 participants

Treatment:

Behavioral: DVD Program After 10 Weeks