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Core and Hip-Knee Exercises in PFPS

NCT07531550 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-04-15

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Summary

Study Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of adding core muscle strengthening exercises to a hip- and knee-focused exercise program on pain intensity, dynamic knee valgus (DKV), and functional outcomes in female patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

Research Question:

Does adding core muscle strengthening exercises to a hip- and knee-focused exercise program have an effect on pain intensity, dynamic knee valgus (DKV), and functional outcomes in female patients with PFPS?

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Core Muscle Stability Exercise Program

core muscle training exercises, including the front plank, side plank, and dead bug exercises

BEHAVIORAL

hip and knee-focused exercise program

Open kinetic chain exercises including side-lying hip abduction, hip external rotation (clamshell), prone hip extension, short arc quadriceps, and straight leg raises (Khayambashi et al., 2012) ( Dolak et al., 2011). 1. Closed kinetic chain exercises including mini wall squats and terminal knee extensions (Hott et al., 2020). 2. Flexibility exercises targeting tight lower extremity soft tissues, including a seated hamstring stretch, standing quadriceps stretch, and standing wall stretch for the gastrocnemius

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Radwa M Hussien, Pt, PhD · Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Weeks
Max Age
35 Weeks
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-01
Primary Completion
2026-11-04
Completion
2026-12-04

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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Diseases

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