The Movement Control Training Associated With Conventional Physical Therapy is More Effective Than Conventional Physical Therapy Alone in Pain and Functional Performance? (MCTACPTMECPTA)

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02624245

: PL004

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assess pain, performance function, hip and knee strength and kinematics of trunk and lower limbs during single leg hop test after movement control training associated to hip and knee muscle strengthening.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 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: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: Conventional Physical Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Strength, this arm will receive hip and knee muscle strengthening with and without weight bearing.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Movement control training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Movement control training, this arm will receive movement control training associated to muscle strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy