Efffectiveness of a Roller Intervention in Anterior Knee Pain

Effectiveness of a Roller Intervention in Patients With Anterior Knee Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Anterior knee pain is one of the most frequent reasons for consultation within knee conditions in adolescents and young adults. However, despite the high prevalence of this disorder, its pathogenesis and therefore its treatment are not clearly understood. Foam rolling has become a common intervention to enhance joint mobility and muscle recovery after exercise. the aim of this study is analyze the effectiveness of a roller intervention in patients with anterior knee pain.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Manual therapy

Detailed Description

Randomized controlled trial. patients were divided into two groups, intervention and control.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 15
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD; Phone Number: +34 958242360; Email: cvalenza@ugr.es

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients between 18 and 65 years.
• Knee anterior pain diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Concomitant somatic or psychiatric disorder
• Previous knee surgery
• Other lower limb traumatological pathologies

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group; 10 participants will be assigned to the intervention group in order to the inclusion criteria for the study. Experimental group. Manual therapy intervention	Procedure: Manual therapy; A manual intervention technique is employed to the intervention group based on a roller treatment.
No Intervention: Control group; 10 participants will be assigned to the control group in order to the inclusion criteria for the study. Control group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in mechanosensitivity	Mechanosensitivity is going to be assessed by a hand-held pressure algometer. The pressure will be applied perpendicular to the skin at a constant rate of 30 kPa/s until the patient felt the pressure change to pain and pressed a button defining the PPT.	Changes from baseline mechanosensitivity at 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Vertical jump assessment with a mat	The subject started with the foot of the designated testing leg on the contact mat and their hands on their hips, they were then instructed to sink and hold a knee position (approximately 1208 knee angle), and the experimenter then counted out 4 s. On the count of four the subject was instructed to then jump as high as possible.	Baseline, 4 weeks
Isokinetic strength	Isokinetic strength of the knee flexors and extensors of each leg will be measured using an isokinetic Biodex dynamometer (Biodex Corporation, Shirley, NY), which recorded instantaneous muscular torques.	Baseline, 4 weeks
Pain intensity assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory	Pain will be assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory. The Brief Pain Inventory is a pain assessment tool used to measure pain intensity and pain interference. Patients rate the severity of their pain at its worst and least during the previous week, on average, and "right now". Patients rate their level of pain interference in different contexts.	Baseline, 4 weeks
Functional knee limitation assessed by the Kujala Knee Score	The Kujala Knee Score questionnaire will be selected for self-reported functional activity level of the patients. The composite score ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 indicating no functional limitation.	Baseline, 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): August 15, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 10, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 6, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): August 8, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 8, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 6, 2018
• Last Verified: July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Knee pain; Algometry; Roller intervention
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: DF0076UG

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No