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Joint Position Sense in Individuals With Anterior Knee Pain

NCT03998241 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2019-06-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Introduction Anterior knee pain (AKP) commonly affects physically active as well as sedentary individuals and the aetiology remains unknown. Altered joint position sense (JPS) impacts accurate motor action and knee joint stability. It is unclear whether people with AKP have altered JPS. The aim of this study was to investigate the JPS of individuals with AKP.

Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to measure JPS in twenty-five participants with unilateral or bilateral AKP. The Vicon 3D motion analysis system was used to assess JPS by means of active joint position sense testing during single leg squat and active knee extension in sitting. Target angles were self-determined based on each participant's capabilities. The absolute error (AE) was used as the main outcome measure. Impaired JPS was classified as an AE equal to or greater than five degrees.

Conditions

  • Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
  • Proprioceptive Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention was provided

No intervention given

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Research Foundation of South Africa

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Stellenbosch

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-01
Primary Completion
2017-10-16
Completion
2017-12-01

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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