comparison of two methods of exercise therapy in patellofemoral pain syndrome

The comparison of effectiveness of open and closed kinetic chain exercise in reducing knee pain and improving the normal function of the patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014090719073N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-18

Start date

2014-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Chondromalacia patella. Disorders of patella

Interventions

Intervention 1: The patients in open chain exercises group will do static quadriceps contraction and the Straight leg raising exercises for two months.In the first week, they will do the exercises two

Rehabilitation

The patients in open chain exercises group will do static quadriceps contraction and the Straight leg raising exercises for two months.In the first week, they will do the exercises two times a day wit

The patients in the closed chain exercises group will do semi-squat, wall slide and step ups for two months. The progression method of exercise therapy in closed chain exercises group will be as same

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: feeling of pain on the anterior or posterior part of the knee or around patella at least for 2 months ; Positive Clark's test; induction of pain in at least two of following situation: in up or down-stair, squatting, running, jumping, cycling, kneeling and sitting with flexed knee for prolong period. Exclusion criteria:Pain intensity less than score 3 according to VAS; history of Knee locking; patellar dislocation; knee osteoarthritis; abnormal finding in the knee X-ray; knee infection; Knee ligaments injuries; Knee physiotherapy for the 3 recent months; history of knee surgery;Knee traumatic injuries; genovalgum and Osgood- Schlatter or any other pathologic diseases.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: before intervention, 1 months after intervention, 2 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale ruller.;Knee performance. Timepoint: before intervention, 1 months after intervention, 2 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Kujala questiannaire ? Functional Index questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Mazaherinezhad

Iran University of medical sciences

mazaherinezhad@gmail.com+98 21 6435 2446

Outcome results

None listed

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