Status:
UNKNOWN
The Role of Quadriceps Contraction in Patellar Repositioning - a Computed Tomography Study
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-50 years
Brief Summary
Background Previous studies have a great discrepancy concerning the effects of quadriceps contraction on patellar lateral displacement and tilt in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. This disc...
Detailed Description
Background Previous studies have a great discrepancy concerning the effects of quadriceps contraction on patellar lateral displacement and tilt in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. This disc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria for patients with PFPS were suffering from pain with at least two kinds of knee-flexing activities such as:
- sitting
- getting up from sitting
- walking upstairs or downstairs
- squatting
- getting up from squatting
- running
- kneeling
- jumping
Exclusion
- The exclusion criteria included:
- The presence of any major medical disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis
- Recent history (within 3 months) of knee surgery
- Image findings of osteoarthritis
- Any deformity of lower limbs
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00760136
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
October 24 2008
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Mei-Hwa Jan
Taipei, Taiwan, 100