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Efficacy and safety of halo sport transcranial direct current stimulation combined with dry acupuncture in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: a single center, randomized controlled, open label, superior clinical trial

Efficacy and safety of halo sport transcranial direct current stimulation combined with dry acupuncture in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: a single center, randomized controlled, open label, superior clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100051071
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-09-11
Start date
2021-09-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

patellofemoral pain syndrome

Interventions

experimental group:Halo sport + dry needle therapy
control group:Dry needle therapy

Sponsors

Department of sports medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-40 years; 2. Non-traumatic knee pain, lasting 3-12 months; 3. More than 2 of the following movements are accompanied by knee pain (jumping, kneeling, sedentary, quadriceps contraction, running, squatting, stair climbing, or putting pressure on the patella); 4. Anterior knee pain score <85 points (Anterior Knee Pain Scale, out of 100); 5. Able to obtain informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of knee joint infection, history of knee joint surgery, knee joint ligament instability, meniscus injury; 2. During pregnancy or lactation; 3. Currently participating in other clinical trials; 4. People with mental illness or cognitive impairment; 5. Subjects who have received any treatment with PFPS within the past 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain visual analogue scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
AKPS score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYou Tian

Department of sports medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University

17914@163.com+86 13923741574

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026