The Movement Control Training Associated With Conventional Physical Therapy is More Effective Than Conventional Physical Therapy Alone in Pain and Functional Performance?

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02624245

Acronym

MCTACPTMECPTA

Enrollment

Registered

2015-12-08

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2015-10-31

Last updated

2015-12-08

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Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Brief summary

Assess pain, performance function, hip and knee strength and kinematics of trunk and lower limbs during single leg hop test after movement control training associated to hip and knee muscle strengthening.

Interventions

OTHERConventional Physical Therapy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Sedentary women, * Previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

Exclusion criteria

* Lower limb surgery, * Patella displacement * Knee instability * Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain	4 weeks	NRPS Score
Functional Performance	4 weeks	Single leg hop test distance

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Strength of hip and knee extensor muscles measured through hand-held dynamometer	4 weeks
3D kinematic range of motion of hip adduction during single leg hop test	4 weeks
3D kinematic maximum angular value of hip adduction during single leg hop test	4 weeks

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026