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Efficacy Analysis in Long Term of Radiofrecuency Combined vs. T.E. in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

NCT04462718 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2020-08-17

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Summary

The present study aims to promote research in the field of Physiotherapy, focusing on a health problem of maximum relevance, such as patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Although these treatments seem to be based on theoretical reasoning, the evidence for the efficacy of these interventions is not well established. Therefore, we select from among all the therapeutic tools available in physiotherapy, a procedure of therapeutic physical exercise.

Main objectives:

To know the efficacy of a therapeutic physical exercise protocol in the reduction of pain and the improvement of functional disability in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

Secondary objectives:

* Quantify the reduction of pain in the anterior aspect of the knee in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), after treatment with monopolar capacitive diathermy by radiofrequency.
* To evaluate the improvement of functional disability in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), after treatment with monopolar capacitive diathermy by radiofrequency.

Study hypothesis:

The treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) with a therapeutic physical exercise protocol produces statistically significant changes in the reduction of pain and functional disability and the normalization of the anthropometric values of the joint balance of the knee

Conditions

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Radiofrecuency

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP: After the initial evaluation, the first 10 treatment sessions will be developed at the rate of five daily sessions in the first week, three sessions on alternate days in the second week and two sessions on alternate days in the third week (3 weeks in total), applying the monopolar capacitive diathermy with radiofrequency in the anterior aspect of the knee, in dynamic application in one of the members: affect or randomized (uni or bilateral pathology, respectively). This diathermy will be combined with a therapeutic exercise program supervised by a Physiotherapist.

OTHER

Therapeutic Exercise

CONTROL GROUP: will be provided exclusively therapeutic exercises protocol to develop in the home setting that you must perform following a daily activity for three weeks. They will be evaluated at the end of that period and six moths later in order to have at least three timepoints to evaluate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Seville

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-30
Completion
2020-03-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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