The Effect of Patellar Taping and Isometric Strength Training on Quadriceps Strength with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Majmaah University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patello Femoral Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05168332

S.Hasan

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common young adult female complaints, caused by changes in the patellofemoral joint's physical and biomechanical properties. This study compared the Short-term effects of patellar taping combined with isometric contraction of quadriceps muscle strengthening at 900 or 600 knee angles on quadriceps strength and functional performance in a female patient with patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS)

Full description

Quadriceps muscle strength Pain intensity Knee function

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• knee pain for at least eight weeks that was aggravated by activities such as descending and ascending stairs, squatting, and running.
• knee pain with a positive J sign (lateral tilt of patella)
• more symptomatic and mal align knee included in case of bilateral involvement and a sign of patellar malalignment on the radiograph.

Exclusion criteria

• History of knee fracture
• Patella dislocation
• knee deformity (e.g., genu varum)
• Knee Flexion contracture
• Ligament/meniscal injuries,
• NSAID or intra-articular injection, or knee Osteo arthritis.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental(Group A): patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group (Group A): patellar taping with isometric strength training for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training.

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training