The Effect of Muscle Strengthening Associated With Neuromuscular Stimulus in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain During Negotiating Stairs

The Effect of Muscle Strengthening Associated With Neuromuscular Stimulus in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain During Negotiating Stairs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Assess pain, function, hip and knee strength and kinematics of trunk and lower limbs during ascent and descent stairs after the addition of neuromuscular training to hip muscle strengthening.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Neuromuscular training; Device: Sensorimotor; Other: Muscle strengthening

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 34
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • SP
    • São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 02020000
      • Recruiting
      • Universidade Nove de Julho
      • Contact: Paulo Lucareli; Email: plucareli@uninove.br

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Neuromuscular training; Neuromuscular, this arm will receive neuromuscular training and muscle strengthening.	Other: Neuromuscular training; Other Names: Sensorimotor, balancing exercises, proprioceptive stimuli.; Device: Sensorimotor
Active Comparator: Strength; Strength, this arm will receive only muscle strengthening.	Other: Muscle strengthening; Other Names: Hip abductors and lateral rotators and knee extensors strengthening

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
3D kinematic range of motion of hip adduction during ascending and descending stairs	Kinematic analysis during ascent and descent stairs	4 weeks
3D kinematic range of motion of hip internal rotation during ascending and descending stairs	Kinematic analysis during ascent and descent stairs	4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Strength of hip and knee extensor muscles measured through hand-held dynamometer	4 weeks
Pain Scores on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale	4 weeks
Lower Limb Function measured through the questionnaires Anterior Knee Pain Scale -AKPS and Functional Index Questionnaire- FIQ .	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 26, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 28, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): October 29, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 29, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 28, 2015
• Last Verified: October 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: PL004