Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Core Stability Exercise on Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Chondromalacia Patellae
Eligibility:
FEMALE
35-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Purpose: to investigate the effect of core stability on PF OA. Methods: Thirty-one females with PF OA will be recruited. Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups, group A and group B . Patie...
Detailed Description
A) Procedures for evaluation: The practical section of the studywill be undertaken in 6 weeks (2 sessions a week). Measurement will be taken before the start of treatment program then after the end o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients included if they had
- Anterior- or retro-patellar knee pain aggravated by at least two activities that load the PFJ (eg; stair ambulation, squatting and/or rising from sitting) .
- Pain during these activities presented on most days during the past month and their pain severity was ≥ 4 on an 11 point numerical pain scale during aggravating activities .,
- A grade less than (2) from postero-anterior views on the Kellgren - Lawrence (KL) grading scale.
Exclusion
- concomitant pain from tibiofemoral joint or other knee structures .
- current or previous pain in the hip, lumbar spine or foot that had lasted longer than 3 months and/or required intervention.
- a history of lower extremity, pelvis or spine fractures; spine, hip, knee or foot surgeries; hip or patellar subluxation/ dislocation.
- injury to any of knee ligaments or meniscus.
- systemic diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis), neurological conditions or fibromyalgia .
- The professional athletes; people who exercise more than two hours a day or every other day, will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 19 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 28 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04669834
Start Date
November 19 2020
End Date
August 28 2022
Last Update
September 21 2022
Active Locations (1)
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faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university
Giza, Egypt, 11432