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Comparing Rehabilitation Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

NCT00445224 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2017-03-28

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Summary

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee disorder affecting physically active people. Despite the growing base of support for the early introduction of hip strengthening exercises into the rehabilitation of PFPS, there have been few randomized clinical trials comparing isolated hip to isolated quadriceps strengthening. The purpose of this study is to determine how different exercises affect pain, strength, muscle activity, and function in female subjects with patellofemoral pain. The researchers hypothesize that females diagnosed with PFPS who initially participate in a hip strengthening program will report a greater perceived level of function, greater strength, less pain, and improved neuromuscular activity than those who participate in a progressive quadriceps strengthening intervention.

Conditions

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Hip Progressive Resistive Exercise

Hip Progressive Resistance Exercise program will be carried out by subjects under supervision once a week and then performed at home 2 additional times at home without supervision. Exercises focus on strengthening hip abduction ad external rotation musculature.

OTHER

Quad Progressive Resistive Exercises

Quad Progressive Resistive Exercise program will be carried out by subjects under supervision once a week and then performed at home 2 additional times at home without supervision. Exercises focus on strengthening quadriceps musculature with straight leg raises and quadriceps isometrics.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Timothy Uhl

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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