Kinematics of Lower Limb, Pain and Function of the Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Strength; Other: Sensorimotor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01804608

PL001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assess pain, function, trunk and lower limbs kinematic during functional tasks after hip muscle strengthening versus hip muscle strengthening and sensory motor training in lower limbs.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary women,
• previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

Exclusion criteria

• Lower limb surgery,
• patella displacement
• knee instability
• Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Sensorimotor

Experimental group

Description:

Sensorimotor, this arm will receive sensorimotor and hip muscle strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Sensorimotor

Strength

Active Comparator group

Description:

Strength, this arm will receive only hip muscle strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Strength