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The Evaluation of a Novel Treatment Algorithm for Patients With Patellofemoral Syndrome

NCT01767246 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-07-07

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Summary

Patients who are diagnosed with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFS) and present to our clinic will be offered the opportunity to participate in the study. If they consent to be in this study they will randomized into 2 treatment groups. The experimental treatment group will be treated according to the novel PFS treatment algorithm. The control group will receive treatment that would be considered standard physical therapy care. To apply standard physical therapy care in a standardized manner the investigators are using a multimodal treatment approach that has been previously shown by Lowry to be beneficial in the treatment of PFS. Both groups of subjects will be seen 2 times per week for a maximum of 12 visits. Patients can be discharged early if they no longer report pain or impaired function on the Anterior Knee Pain scale.

The purpose of this study is to see if patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome treated with the experimental Patellofemoral treatment algorithm experience significant improvements in function, pain and the number of treatment sessions compared with a previously researched multimodal approach to the treatment of patellofemoral pain.

The secondary objective of this study is to examine results to determine if a full randomized controlled clinical trial of the PFS algorithm is justified.

The investigators hypothesize that utilization of the Patellofemoral syndrome treatment algorithm with evaluation and treatment of patients diagnosed with PFS will lead to significant improvements in function, pain and the number of treatment sessions when compared to previously researched treatment of PFS.

Conditions

  • Patellofemoral Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

PFS Algorithm treatment

Physical Therapy treatment for Patellofemoral Syndrome based upon a treatment algorithm. that addresses patients: fear avoidance beliefs, flexibility, body mechanics, and strength. The exercises and treatments are individualized to each patients with the goal of have low fear avoidance beliefs, flexibility, body mechanics, and strength.

OTHER

Multimodal treatment

Physical Therapy treatment for Patellofemoral Syndrome based upon the Multimodal treatment (Lowry, 2008).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mitchell C Selhorst, MPT · Nationwide Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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