Effect of Lower Back Treatment in People With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

January 9, 2015 updated by: Texas Woman's University

Effect of Lumbopelvic Manipulation on Hip and Knee Neuromuscular Activity, Pain Intensity, and Functional Activity in People With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

The purpose of this study is to determine if a lower back treatment would change the knee pain intensity and the level of functional activities as well as the muscle activities in people with anterior knee pain. The investigators hypothesized that the lower back treatment may change the hip and knee muscle activities as well as reduce the knee pain intensity and improve the functional activities in people with anterior knee pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

27

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
        • Texas Woman's University, School of Physical Therapy - Dallas Campus

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Insidious onset of symptoms of non-traumatic origin.
  • Pain with patellar facet palpation or compression.
  • anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least two of the following activities: (a) ascending stairs, (b) descending stairs, (c) kneeling, (d) squatting, (e) hopping, (f) running, (j) jumping, (h) prolonged sitting for more than 20 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of spine, hip or knee surgery.
  • History of hip pathology or other knee condition.
  • Current significant injury of any lower extremity joints.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Sign of nerve root compression.
  • Osteoporosis or history of compression fracture.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Lumbopelvic Manipulation
Participants in this group will receive lumboplevic manipulation twice within a week.
Other: Lumbopelvic Manipulation
High-velocity low-amplitude non-specific lumbopelvic thrust manipulation
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension
Participants in this group will receive passive lumbar spine flexion and extension for 1 min twice within a week.
Other: Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension
Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension without reaching the physiological end feel for 1 min from a side lying position.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Electromyography (EMG) of the hip and knee muscle
Time Frame: The EMG data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.
EMG unit will be used to study the hip and knee muscle activities.
The EMG data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time Frame: The pain VAS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups
The pain VAS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups
Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)
Time Frame: The LEFS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.
The LEFS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Texas Woman's University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2014

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 3, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 12, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17284

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