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Conditions
Interventions
The patiënt will be randomly assigned to the treatment or placebo group. Both the treatment and the placebo group will receive a home exercise program. In addition the treatment group receives custom
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-40 years; 2. Athlete sporting at least 3 hours a week pre-injury; 3. Clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome: insidious onset of anterior or retropatellar knee pain of greater than six weeks duration and provoked by at least two of the following activities: prolonged sitting or kneeling, squatting, running, hopping/jumping, or stair walking; 4. Tenderness on palpation of the patella, or pain with step down or double leg squat; 5. Worst pain over de previous week of at least 3 out of 10 on a 10 point numerical rating scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. A traumatic origin; 2. Concomitant injury or pain form the hip, lumbar spine, or other knee structures; 3. Previous knee surgery; 4. Patellofemoral instability; 5. Knee joint effusion; 6. Any foot condition that precluded use of insoles; 7. Previous treatment with insoles or physiotherapy in the preceding 12 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The participants fill in a (online) questionnaire before randomisation (baseline) and at 6 and 12 weeks after randomisation. The questionnaires contain questions regarding general pain and impairment, pain and impairment on general activities of daily living, during work/study activities and during sporting activities over the preceding week (10 point Likert scale), self reported recovery (6 point Likert scale) and the Kujala score. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactFeikje Riedstra
Hanzeplein 1
Outcome results
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