Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Conditions
Keywords
myofascial massage, stretching, home exercises, strengthening, KOOS-Child-Questionnaire
Brief summary
This study is to compare the effect of a physiotherapy program to usual care treatment in patients with Osgood Schlatter disease (OSD). Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups. Group 1 will receive the physiotherapy program with myofascial massage, while group 2 (usual care group USC) will receive usual care treatment.
Interventions
physiotherapy program with Myofascial Release Massage, stretching, strengthening. 2 sessions per week (duration 30 minutes per session) for 8 weeks, supervised by a physiotherapist; complemented by a home training program.
OTHERusual care treatment
stretching,strengthening; 2 sessions per week (duration 30 minutes per session) for 8 weeks
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
randomised controlled parallel groups
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Uni- or bilateral OSD * ability to follow instructions * sufficient knowledge of German * availability: can participate in two exercise sessions per week for a period of 8 weeks
Exclusion criteria
* any history of knee surgery * medication intake affecting the knee * unstable fractures * neurological disorders * systematic diseases * already in physiotherapeutic treatment because of the knee * not possible to do any physiotherapy sessions at the Universitäts-Kinderspital Basel (UKBB)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in Knee and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Children (KOOS-Child-Questionnaire Score) | at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline | KOOS-Child is a patient-reported outcome measure employing five-item Likert scales. KOOS-Child covers 5 dimensions (subscales): Pain, Symptoms (titled Knee problems in the KOOS-Child), Difficulty during daily activities (ADL), Function in sport and play (Sports/Play) and knee-related Quality of Life (QOL). 0-100 scale, with zero representing extreme knee problems and 100 representing no knee problems |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Knee pain assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline | The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a scale used to determine the pain intensity experienced by individuals. It consists of a line, 10 cm in length, with the left side signifying no pain and the right side signifying the worst pain ever. |
| Change in Range of motion (ROM) of knee | at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline | Range of motion is typically measured using a goniometer. Normal ROM at the knee is considered to be 0 degrees of extension (completely straight knee joint) to 135 degrees of flexion (fully bent knee joint). |
| Change in Y Balance Test (Lower Quarter) | at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline | The Y-Balance Test is a dynamic test performed in a single-leg stance that requires strength, flexibility, core control and proprioception. The goal of this test is to maintain single-leg balance on one leg while reaching as far as possible with the contralateral leg in three different directions. The three movement directions are anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral, performed on each leg. Each test is repeated three times, and the maximum reach in each direction is recorded. |
| Time of return to sport activity (in days) | within 8 weeks after baseline | Time of return to sport activity (in days) since start of treatment |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed