Effect of Short Foot Exercise in Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

May 19, 2022 updated by: Abdallah Mohamed Kamel Mohamed Ali, Cairo University

Effect of Adding Short Foot Exercise to Hip and Knee Focused Exercises in Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Purposes of the study

To investigate the effect of adding Short foot exercise on patellofemoral pain syndrome on knee Pain, Function, Balance and abductors, quadriceps Muscle strength.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

28

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 Contact

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 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed as PFPS
  • Pain elicited at least by two of the following four tests; (i) Isometric muscle contraction with slight bent knee,(ii) palpation of the patellofemoral joint line, (iii) patellar compression against the femoral bone (iv) active resisted knee extension.
  • Psychological and mentally stable
  • No previous knee surgery, except for diagnostic arthroscopy.
  • No current knee pathologies (e.g. osteoarthritis)
  • Navicular drop test more than 10 mm which indicated pronated foot

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects will be excluded if they don't meet the inclusion criteria.

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 Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Hip and Knee exercise group
Individuals in this group will perform exercises for the Hip and knee only.
Other: Hip and Knee focused exercises
Exercises which improves muscle strength, ROM
Experimental: Hip , Knee exercise and SFE group
Individuals in this group will perform exercises for Hip , knee and also short foot exercise
Other: Hip and Knee focused exercises
Exercises which improves muscle strength, ROM
Other: Short foot exercise
The 'short foot exercise' has been described as a means to isolate contraction of the plantar intrinsic muscles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
assessment of knee pain
Time Frame: Change from baseline pain at 6th week
by visual analogue scale ( VAS ) to assess knee pain -minimum score is 0 point and maximum score is 10. score of 10 means worst pain outcome
Change from baseline pain at 6th week
assessment of knee function
Time Frame: Change from baseline function at 6th week
by Anterior Knee Pain Scale ( AKP )- minimum score is 0 point and maximum score is 100 points . score of 100 means no pain . this scale assesses knee pain and function
Change from baseline function at 6th week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assessment of muscle strength
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6th week
by Hand-Held Dynamometer (HHD):
Change from baseline at 6th week
Assessment of balance:
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6th week
by Biodex Balance System is the device to assess balance and postural stability .
Change from baseline at 6th week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cairo University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Abdallah Ali, Cairo University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

October 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 13, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 20, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 25, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P.T.REC/012/003641

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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