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The influence of exercise on pain and function in people with knee pain

clinical effectiveness of functional training versus strengthening exercise on pain and function in people with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138809092793N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2015-07-20
Start date
2015-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

patellofemoral pain syndrome. other disorders of patella

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervetion 1: hip and knee strengthening exercise include strengthening of quadriceps muscle and abductor and external rotator hip muscles. Intervention 2: intervention 2: functional
Treatment - Other
intervetion 1: hip and knee strengthening exercise include strengthening of quadriceps muscle and abductor and external rotator hip muscles
intervention 2: functional training include fast walking, ascending and descending of stair platform, ascending and descending on ramp,lateral step down and single leg anterior reach task

Sponsors

Ahvaz Jundishapur University Of Medical Sciences, Research Development
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: subjects 18-45 y age; insidious onset of symptoms not related to trauma; peripatellar or retropatellar knee pain during at least 2 of activities of stair climbing, hopping, running, squatting, kneeling and prolonged sitting; presence of pain at least 4 weeks; presense of pain at least 30 minutes per day most days of week; pain with compression on the patella; pain on palpation of patellar facets; pain level 3 of a 10-cm visual analog scale Exclusion criteria: meniscal, ligamentus or cartilage injury; patellar tendon, ilotibial band or pesanserine tenderness; evidence of effusion; hip or lumbar referred pain; history of recurrent patellar subluxation or dislocation; patellar fracture; prolonged use of anti inflammatory drug or corticosteroid; history of head injury or vestibular disorder within the last 6 months; pregnancy; trauma to knee joint; history of lower extremity surgery; osgood-schlatter or sinding-larsen-johanssen syndromes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Subjective function. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: kujala scale.;Objective function. Timepoint: before and after intervetion. Method of measurement: performance functional test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZohre Ghomayshi

Muscloskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center

zohreghomayshi@yahoo.com+98 61 3374 3102

Outcome results

None listed

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