Home-Based Functional Exercise Program in Patients With Patellar Femoral Syndrome Over a 10-Week Period

NCT03407365 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2019-01-10

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a 10 week exercise rehabilitation program decreases anterior knee oain (PFPS) and improves function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Individuals (age 18-50) with PFPS will be recruited to participate in this study to see if a 10 week exercise program focusing in core and hip strengthening, lower extremity strengthening foot intrinsic strengthening can decrease pain and increase function.

Conditions

  • Patellar Femoral Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

10 Week Exercise Program

Subjects will complete a 10 week exercise program using DVD with instructions provided. Participants will have to do one session of exercise on 5 different days each week for a total of 5 sessions per week, for 10 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

DVD Program After 10 Weeks

If the DVD program shows to help participants in Group 1, the program and DVD will be provided to Group 2 participants

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Wayne Stokes, MD · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-27
Primary Completion
2018-08-27
Completion
2018-08-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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