Status:
COMPLETED
Changes in Quadriceps Function Following Local or Distant Interventions in Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Creighton University
Conditions:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Chondromalacia Patellae
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if interventions applied at a distant site, lumbopelvic region (manipulation and TENS), have a similar effect as interventions applied locally at the knee (TE...
Detailed Description
Interventions for PFPS usually focus on strengthening the quadriceps muscle and hip musculature. It is suggest that intervention programs specifically address muscle inhibition beyond typical strength...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 15-50 years
- Insidious onset of patellofemoral pain lasting greater than 1 month in duration
- Unilateral or Bilateral knee pain or dysfunction with at least two of the following symptoms: patella compression, squatting, prolonged sitting, going up or down stairs, or isometric quadriceps contraction.
Exclusion
- Participants who are outside of age range (to ensure bony maturity while reducing the prevalence of age related degenerative changes and hypomobility.)
- Ligamentous insufficiency, meniscus damage, patellar tendonitis, history of subluxation/dislocation
- Participants with traumatic spine or lower extremity injury within past 6 months
- Participants who have had previous adverse reactions to electrical stimulation (i.e. electrode burns.)
- Participants with signs indicating lumbar nerve root compression or upper motor neuron lesions (contraindication for lumbopelvic joint manipulation)
- Participants with ankylosing spondylitis (contraindication for lumbopelvic manipulation)
- Participants with spinal cord disease or cauda equina (contraindication for lumbopelvic manipulation)
- Participants with osteoporosis (contraindication for lumbopelvic joint manipulation)
- Participants with rheumatoid arthritis (contraindication to lumbopelvic joint manipulation.)
- Participants who may be currently pregnant. (contraindication for electrical stimulation and lumbopelvic joint manipulation.)
- Participants who have a demand-type cardiac pacemaker (contraindication for electrical stimulation)
- Participants with diagnosis of cancer (current cancer is a contraindication for electrical stimulation and relative contraindication for lumbopelvic joint manipulation)
- Participants who are unable to give consent or are unable to understand procedures of experiment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01434966
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
December 14 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68178