MedTrace Logo

The Effect of Infrapatellar Strap Treatment on Pain Extent and Athletic Measures in Young Athletes

NCT01460004 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2015-07-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is:

* To examine the effect of infra patellar strap treatment on the extent of pain and jumping performance tasks in young male athletes diagnosed with patellar tendinopathy.
* 40 elite male athletes, basketball and volleyball players, ages 14-18, students of the academy for sports Excellency will take part in this study
* Hypothesis 1: The treatment of infra patellar strap will reduce the level of pain during jumping performance tasks.
* Hypothesis 2: The treatment of infra patellar strap will improve the squat jump height in athletes with patellar tendinopathy during squat jump task.
* Hypothesis 3: The treatment of infra patellar strap will improve the drop jump height in athletes with patellar tendinopathy during drop jump task.
* Hypothesis 4: The treatment of infra patellar strap will improve the one leg jump height in athletes with patellar tendinopathy during one leg jump task.
* Hypothesis 5: The treatment of infra patellar strap will improve the 30 seconds repetitive jumps mean height in athletes with patellar tendinopathy during 30 seconds repetitive jumps task.

Conditions

  • Patellar Tendonitis
  • Jumper's Knee
  • Patellar Tendinopathy

Interventions

DEVICE

patella knee strap

infra patella strap 100% cotton pressure is exerted immediately under the patella

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wingate Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • gali dar, Phd · Wingate Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01460004 on ClinicalTrials.gov