The Movement Control Training Associated With Conventional Physical Therapy is More Effective Than Conventional Physical Therapy Alone in Pain and Functional Performance?

NCT02624245 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: : PL004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Assess pain, performance function, hip and knee strength and kinematics of trunk and lower limbs during single leg hop test after movement control training associated to hip and knee muscle strengthening.

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain

  NRPS Score

  4 weeks

• Functional Performance

  Single leg hop test distance

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Strength of hip and knee extensor muscles measured through hand-held dynamometer

  4 weeks

• 3D kinematic range of motion of hip adduction during single leg hop test

  4 weeks

• 3D kinematic maximum angular value of hip adduction during single leg hop test

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Conventional Physical Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Strength, this arm will receive hip and knee muscle strengthening with and without weight bearing.

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Movement control training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Movement control training, this arm will receive movement control training associated to muscle strengthening.

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Interventions

Conventional Physical Therapy OTHER

Also known as: hip abductors, lateral hip rotators and knee extensors strengthing exercises with and without weightbearing

Experimental: Conventional Physical Therapy; Movement control training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Sedentary women,
• Previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

You may not qualify if:

• Lower limb surgery,
• Patella displacement
• Knee instability
• Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nove de Julho: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Nove de Julho

São Paulo, São Paulo, 02020000, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Weight-Bearing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mechanical Phenomena; Physical Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 2, 2015
• First Posted: December 8, 2015
• Study Start: May 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2014
• Study Completion: October 1, 2015
• Last Updated: December 8, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations

BR (1)