Status:
COMPLETED
The Additional Effect of Hallux Valgus Correction on Runners With First Ray Instability and Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Conditions:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Hallux Valgus
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study purpose is to investigate the effectiveness of a program combining biomechanical taping with lower extremity neuromuscular exercises for runners with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and ...
Detailed Description
This will be a single-blind, experimental study with two treatment groups. A total of 30 college athletes with PFPS and hallux valgus and majoring in long distance running or soccer, or recreational r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- High physical activity level (running at least 5 times/week and at least 2 hours/time)
- Presenting anterior/retropatellar knee pain in the past 6 months
- At least two of the following activities provocated symptom: Prolonged sitting, ascending and/or descending stairs, squatting, kneeling, running, limping
- Not having any pathologies of knee joint (ligament tear, menisci injury, patellofemoral joint dislocation, tendinitis, bursitis…etc.)
- With hallux valgus angle\>15°
- With 1st metatarsophalangeal joint instability
- 20\~40 y/o
Exclusion
- Lower extremities osteoarthritis
- Systematic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, DM…etc.
- Lower extremities fracture history
- Surgical history of lower extremities
- Neurological pathology that would interfere with gait
- Hallux could not be corrected to neutral through passive correction
- Low back pain and/or sacroiliac joint dysfunction in the past six months
- Excessive femoral anteversion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03468491
Start Date
June 1 2018
End Date
January 30 2019
Last Update
August 13 2024
Active Locations (1)
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National Yng Ming University
Taipei, 北投區, Taiwan, 112