Association Between Ankle Dorsiflexion and Frontal Projection Angle in PFPS

NCT03897569 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PFPS kinematics
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will investigate an association between ankle dorsiflexion and altered frontal knee kinematics during step down test in patients with PFPS.

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Keywords

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; knee kinematics; frontal projection angle; ankle motion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Frontal knee kinematic

  The knee kinematic will be measured by using digital video camera using single leg squat during functional step down test

  20 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Ankle mobility

  20 minutes

Study Arms (2)

patellofemoral pain syndrome

twenty subjects with anterior or retropatellar knee pain from at least 2 of the following Activities : (1) prolonged sitting; (2) stair climbing; (3) squatting; (4) running; (5) kneeling; and (6) hopping/jumping.

Other: frontal projection angle, ankle dorsiflexion

control

twenty-six asymptomatic subject will be recruited for this study and should have no pain or other relevant clinical symptoms in the lower quadrant

Other: frontal projection angle, ankle dorsiflexion

Interventions

frontal projection angle, ankle dorsiflexion OTHER

Dorsiflexion measurements will be taken in 4 different positions and repeated and recorded 3 times in each position, Prone bent, straight knee and Standing bent, straight knee. Prior to the measurement, the participants completed two 30-second calf stretches The FPPA was determined as the angle at the knee formed by lines connecting the anterior superior iliac spine, the midpoint of the femoral condyles and the midpoint of the malleoli at the deepest part of the squat

control; patellofemoral pain syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects between 18 to 35 years old with symptomatic patellofemoral pain syndrome and healthy control.

You may qualify if:

• Anterior or retropatellar knee pain from at least 2 of the following Activities : (1) prolonged sitting; (2) stair climbing; (3) squatting; (4) running; (5) kneeling; and (6) hopping/jumping.
• Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident and persistent for at least 6weeks.
• VAS equal to or greater than 3.
• Age of the subject 18-35 years to limit the possibility that PFPS over age 35 may have been complicated by arthritic changes, and also the subjects should have closed epiphyseal growth plates.
• BMI under 30 kg/m2, both gender
• For the control group, subjects were recruited to this study if they had:
• No previous history or diagnosis of knee pathology.
• No pain with any of the above-mentioned provocative activities.
• No history of lower limb or spinal pathology.

You may not qualify if:

• A history of any of the following condition: meniscal or other intraarticular pathologic conditions; cruciate or collateral ligament involvement.
• A history of traumatic patellar subluxation or dislocation.
• Previous surgery in the lower extremities within the 12 months prior to participation in the study.
• Any balance impairments are secondary to a vestibular or neurological disorder or secondary to the use of medication.
• Any lower limb bony/congenital deformity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University

Cairo, egypt, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Officials

• karima A Hassan, PhD

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 27, 2019
• First Posted: April 1, 2019
• Study Start: March 30, 2019
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2019
• Study Completion: July 1, 2019
• Last Updated: July 30, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)