Status:
COMPLETED
Strength Training in Female Runners With Patellofemoral Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Lauren Erickson
Collaborating Sponsors:
American College of Sports Medicine
Conditions:
Patellofemoral Syndrome
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common running-related injury that is often referred to as runner's knee. The condition typically presents with pain in the front of the knee that is located around or b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pain around (peripatellar) or behind (retropatellar) the patella, which is aggravated by running and at least one other activity that loads the patellofemoral joint during weight bearing on a flexed knee such as kneeling, squatting, stair ambulation, and jumping/hopping
- Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to trauma
- Pain present for at least 2 months
- Pain rating of at least 3/10 on the visual analog scale during running
- Report running at least 10 miles per week currently or just prior to onset of injury
- Score a maximum of 85% on either the Knee Outcome Survey Activities of Daily Living Scale or Sports Activity Scale (KOS-ADL or KOS-SAS)
Exclusion
- Knee pain resulting from acute trauma
- Concurrent ligamentous instability, meniscus pathology, patellar or iliotibial band tendinopathy
- History of patellar dislocations or instability, or previous reconstructive surgery to the knee
- Other lower extremity or lower back injury within the past 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 8 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 13 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04480528
Start Date
June 8 2020
End Date
November 13 2021
Last Update
March 4 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536