The effects of Kinesio taping and exercise therapy in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome

The Comparison efficacy of exercise therapy with and without Kinesio taping on pain, and electromyography muscle activity in the female with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181002041203N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-22

Start date

2017-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

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Conditions

Patellofemaoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: exercise therapy. Patients in this group performed selective exercises for patellofemoral pain syndrome three times a week for eight weeks. The exercise programme

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

20 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Knee pain during up and down stairs Not having a history of surgery in lower extremity Positive results for Clark test and Apprehension Patella test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patella dislocation history History of lower limb surgery History of ligament rupture, meniscus and knee joint capsule injury Pain in hip and ankle joint

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Felling pain in knee. Timepoint: In baseline and after 8 weeks training. Method of measurement: The pain intensity measured by Visual Analog Scale.;Delayed onset of electromygraphic activity of vastus medialis relative to vastus lateralis. Timepoint: In baseline and after 8 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Electromyography muscle activity was assessed by Mega Win ME6000 device.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Yalfani

Bu-Ali Sina University

ali_yalfani@yahoo.com+98 81 3838 1422

Outcome results

None listed

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