The Effect of Patellar Taping and Isometric Strength Training on Quadriceps Strength With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

The Influence of Patellar Taping Combined With Isometric Strength Training on Pain, Muscle Strength, and Functional Performance in Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common young adult female complaints, caused by changes in the patellofemoral joint's physical and biomechanical properties. This study compared the Short-term effects of patellar taping combined with isometric contraction of quadriceps muscle strengthening at 900 or 600 knee angles on quadriceps strength and functional performance in a female patient with patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS)

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Patello Femoral Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

Detailed Description

Quadriceps muscle strength Pain intensity Knee function

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Al Riyadh
    • Al Majma'ah, Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11952
      • Rehabilitation center, Majmaah University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 years to 40 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• knee pain for at least eight weeks that was aggravated by activities such as descending and ascending stairs, squatting, and running.
• knee pain with a positive J sign (lateral tilt of patella)
• more symptomatic and mal align knee included in case of bilateral involvement and a sign of patellar malalignment on the radiograph.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of knee fracture
• Patella dislocation
• knee deformity (e.g., genu varum)
• Knee Flexion contracture
• Ligament/meniscal injuries,
• NSAID or intra-articular injection, or knee Osteo arthritis.

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: Experimental(Group A): patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; The experimental group (Group A): patellar taping with isometric strength training for six weeks.	Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training
Sham Comparator: Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training.; Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training for six weeks.	Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quadriceps muscle strength	Knee extensors (Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction) strength (STN) test at 60, and 90 degrees angles	6 weeks
Pain intensity	investigated for their current intensity of pain on a Visual analogue scale 0 to 10 scale.	6 weeks
Knee function	Knee function will be assessed using the validated Kujala Anterior Knee Pain scale	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Majmaah University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Shahnaz Hasan, PhD, Associate Professor, Majmaah University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 5, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 26, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): September 25, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 12, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): December 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 15, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 14, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pain; strength; Patello-femoral pain syndrome; Maximum voluntary Isometric contraction (MVIC).
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Syndrome; Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: S.Hasan

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