The effect of patellar taping and patellar bracing on pain and fuction in females with knee pain

Comparison of patellar taping versus patellar bracing with exercise therapy on pain and function in females with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015081123593N1

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-27

Start date

2015-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Internention1: McConnell patellar taping technique with exercise therapy program include stretching of hamstring, plantar flexor, quadriceps and iliotibial band muscles and strengtheni

Treatment - Other

Internention1: McConnell patellar taping technique with exercise therapy program include stretching of hamstring, plantar flexor, quadriceps and iliotibial band muscles and strengthening of quadriceps

Intervention2: patellar bracing with exercise therapy program include stretching of hamstring, plantar flexor, quadriceps and iliotibial band muscles and strengthening of quadriceps, hip abductors and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 43 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Subjects 18-43 y age; Pain level 3 or more on a 10cm visual analog scale; Onset of pain at least 3weeks but no greater than 2 months; Atraumatic peripatellar or retropatellar knee pain during at least 2 activities of prolonged sitting, increase in physical activity, climbing stairs, squatting, kneeling, running and jumping; Pain on palpation of the medial and lateral facet of the patella; Unilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome Exclusion criteria: History of knee joint surgery; History of subluxation or dislocation of the patella, meniscal damage, ligamentous instability, patellar tendon pathology and chondral damage; Clinical evidence of knee osteoarthritis; Spinal referred pain; Corticosteroid injection in the knee joint within the past 3 months; Pregnancy or the possibility of pregnancy; History of knee joint trauma; Neurological and orthopedic impairment that affected balance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Subjective function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: kujala questionnaire.;Objective function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Performance functional test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Farokhnia

Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center

m.farokhnia7@gmail.com+98 61 3374 3102

Outcome results

None listed

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