Dosage-dependence of Graded Exercise Therapy in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

NCT01290705 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17790
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

With this study two different therapeutic exercise regimens will be compared in patients with anterior knee pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome, PFPS).

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Keywords

Knee; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Pain; Patella; Exercise Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain measured by a Visual analogue scale (VAS).

  This scale was illustrated with a 100 mm horizontal line with descriptors "no pain" at the 0 mm mark and "worst pain imaginable" anchoring the 100 mm. Participants were required to place a vertical mark on the horizontal line, representing their average level of pain experienced during the last 24 hours. This was done at rest and provided an illustration of the perceived pain severity, rated in millimetres.

  Pre-test, post-test (after completed intervention at 3 months) and one year follow-up.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Function measured by a Step-down test and by a modified Functional Index Questionnaire (FIQ).

  Pre-test, post-test (at 3 months after completed intervention) and at one year follow-up.

Study Arms (2)

high exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

High dose, high repetition exercise therapy, 3 times weekly in 12 weeks

Behavioral: High exercise therapy

low exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

low dose, low repetition exercise therapy, 3 times weekly in 12 weeks

Behavioral: Low exercise therapy

Interventions

High exercise therapy BEHAVIORAL

high exercise

Low exercise therapy BEHAVIORAL

low exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Pain when
• Walking stairs
• Squatting
• Running
• Cycling
• Sitting with knees flexed for a prolonged period of time
• Grinding of the patella
• Other positive physical tests (Clarke's test, patellar crepitus, tenderness upon palpation of the posterior surface of the patella, patellar facets or surrounding structures)

You may not qualify if:

• Knee osteoarthrosis/ arthritis
• previous knee injury or knee operations
• patellar tendinopathy
• Osgood- Schlatter's disease
• Other defined pathological conditions of the knee

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead

Related Publications (2)

• Osteras B, Osteras H, Torstensen TA. Long-term effects of medical exercise therapy in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: results from a single-blinded randomized controlled trial with 12 months follow-up. Physiotherapy. 2013 Dec;99(4):311-6. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.04.001. Epub 2013 Jun 10.

  PMID: 23764516 RESULT

• Osteras B, Osteras H, Torstensen TA, Vasseljen O. Dose-response effects of medical exercise therapy in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomised controlled clinical trial. Physiotherapy. 2013 Jun;99(2):126-31. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.05.009. Epub 2012 Jul 24.

  PMID: 23219636 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; Pain; Patella Fracture

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Knee Fractures; Fractures, Bone; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Jan Harry Størksen

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2011
• First Posted: February 7, 2011
• Study Start: November 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2010
• Study Completion: December 1, 2010
• Last Updated: February 18, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02