Is adding education to stabilization training better than stabilization training alone in patellofemoral pain patients? a randomized clinical trial

Is adding education to stabilization training better than stabilization training alone in patellofemoral pain patients? a randomized clinical trial - Is adding education to stabilization training better than stabilization training alone in patellofemoral pain patients? a randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000043875

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-01

Start date

2020-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

at baseline, post-intervention and 3 month follow-up

Interventions

education plus stabilization training (ST) (knee- hip- and trunk-focused exercise) ST alone

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Persian-native male and female, aged between 18 and 40 years, primary complaint of the anterior knee and the symptoms of PFP, anterior knee pain of 3 or greater on the 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS) for a minimum of 8 weeks before participation, anterior knee pain when performing at least two of the following activities: prolonged sitting, squatting, kneeling, running, climbing and descending stairs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: surgery and /or intra-articular pathology in any lower limb joint, patellar instability, knee joint effusion, Osgood-Schlatter or SindingLarsen-Johansson syndrome, referred pain coming from the lumbar spine, hips, ankles, or feet, and having physiotherapy treatment for PFP up to 3 months before participating

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
function, pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and muscle strength	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public Contactamir letafatkar

Kharazmi University sport medicine

letafatkaramir@yahoo.com00989357465993

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026