Studying the effect of core and neuromuscular stability exercises on patellofemoral pain syndrome

The effect of six weeks of core stability exercises and neuromuscular exercises on pain, knee function and center of pressure fluctuations in people with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180627040251N10

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-12

Start date

2025-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Condition 1: knee pain. Condition 2: patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Core stability exercises. Three times a week for 6 weeks, with three levels. The exercises in this program will begin with 2 sets of 10 isotonic repetitions and 2 s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age between 18 and 40 years. (2) Presence of at least three of the following signs and symptoms: pain around/behind the patella with going down or up stairs, running, squatting, sitting with knees bent for a long time and a positive test (such as Clark's test); (3) Duration of pain >4 weeks; (4) Absence of severe knee osteoarthritis (clinical judgment using the American College of Rheumatology criteria and radiography in suspected cases). (5) BMI <30 kg/m2; (6) No history of other knee, hip, or spine disorders including Osgood-Schlatter disease, patellar tendinopathy, knee ligament injury/instability. (7) No history of rheumatologic disease. (8) No previous history of knee injury or surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) worsening pain requiring additional treatments (2) acute trauma or surgery of the lower extremities and trunk.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Center of pressure fluctuations. Timepoint: 6 weeks after the start of the study. Method of measurement: The positional control will be evaluated using a force platform (fanavaran Paya, ferdowsi Co. no 22.1. Mashad. Iran. ISO 13485. 2024).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: 6 weeks after the start of the study. Method of measurement: The way people measure pain is using the VAS scale.;Knee function. Timepoint: 6 weeks after the start of the study. Method of measurement: To assess knee function, a step-down and bilateral squat will be performed for 30 seconds.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contacthassan sadeghi

Kharazmi University

hassan.sadeghi81@yahoo.com+98 21 2222 8001

Outcome results

None listed

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