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A Comparison of Two Exercise Programs on Knee Motor Control

NCT00662493 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2008-04-21

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Summary

Pain at the front of the knee is a common condition treated by physical therapists. Treatment may consist of generalised strengthening exercises directed at the quadriceps muscle or specific retraining aimed at restoring motor control at the knee. This study compared these two exercise programs in a group of people who were painfree at the time to evaluate their effect on motor control. It was hypothesised that only the motor retraining program would influence motor control at the knee.

Conditions

  • Knee Pain
  • Patellofemoral Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motor control retraining program

Specific retraining of VMO activation in a low-load situation,and progressed to integrate more functional positions. Use of dual channel biofeedback was incorporated

BEHAVIORAL

Quadriceps strengthening program

4 exercises focused on quadriceps strengthening commencing at a resistance of 60% 1 repetition maximum. Each exercise was performed for 3 sets of 10 repetitions

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kim L Bennell, PhD · University of Melbourne

  • Kim Bennell · University of Melbourne

  • Kim Bennell, PhD · University of Melbourne

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-31
Primary Completion
2005-12-31
Completion
2005-12-31

Countries

  • Australia

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