The Foot Exercises in Patellofemoral Pain

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pronation Deformity of the Foot; Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome; Biomechanics; Functionality; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; Pain; Exercise

Treatments: Other: SFE; Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03099512

GO 17/168

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the additional effects of Short Foot Exercises on pain, biomechanical characteristics and functionality of lower extremity in patients with patellofemoral pain.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged between 25-60
• diagnosed as patellofemoral pain syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Having walking disability
• Having a trauma, knee surgery or other arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Ex+SFE Group

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals in this group who will perform exercises for knee and also short foot exercise

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Other: SFE

Ex Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Individuals in this group who will perform exercises for knee only

Treatment:

Other: Exercise