Status:

COMPLETED

Is Lower Limb Neuromotor Control Diverse in Females With PF OA Contrasted With Asymptomatic Controls

Lead Sponsor:

Cairo University

Conditions:

Chondromalacia Patellae

Eligibility:

FEMALE

35-55 years

Brief Summary

Objective: to investigate whether females with PF OA descend stairs with different muscular recruitment strategies contrasted with similar aged healthy females. Methods: An observational comparative ...

Detailed Description

Investigators will collect the EMG activity of VMO, VL, GM, multifidus, and TrA using bipolar Ag-AgCl disposable surface electrodes (Better signal solution medical supply Co., limited, Zhongshan, Chin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • Inclusion Criteria for PF OA group; patients will be included if they have
  • 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.
  • Inclusion Criteria for Healthy control subjects :
  • 1\. no history of knee pathology or pain with any of the provocative activities which were mentioned above

Exclusion

  • • Exclusion Criteria for Patients in the PF OA group:
  • concomitant pain from tibiofemoral joint or other knee structures . • Exclusion Criteria for Subjects from both groups:
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  • current or previous pain in the hip, lumbar spine or foot that 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 . 5.The professional athletes; people who exercise more than two hours a day or every other day.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 30 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 2 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05407077

Start Date

June 30 2022

End Date

January 2 2023

Last Update

September 1 2023

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faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university

Giza, Egypt, 11432