Patellofemoral pain syndrome: long term follow-up outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

Patellofemoral pain syndrome: long term follow-up outcomes of a randomized controlled trial - Patellofemoral pain syndrome: long term outcomes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON37666

Enrollment

131

Registered

2012-06-28

Start date

2012-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

knee complaints

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At baseline, patients with patellofemoral painsyndrome (the presence of at least three of the following symptoms: pain when walking up or down stairs; pain when squatting; pain when running; pain when cycling; pain when sitting with knees flexed for a prolonged period of time; grinding of the patella; and a positive clinical patellar test (such as Clarke*s test or patellar femoral grinding test)) were included. All patients that had participated in the randomised clinical trail will be included in the follow-up study. These patients will be 18 years and older at the 6-year follow-up study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: At baseline, patients were excluded if they had knee osteoarthritis, patellar tendinopathy, Osgood-Schlatter disease, or other defined pathological conditions of the knee, or had previous knee injuries or surgery. Patients who have indicated in the past that they wish not longer to participate in the study will be excluded in this 6 year follow-up study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcomes are recovery (7-point Likert scale), semi-quantative features of the patellofemoral joint.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain, function, medical consumption, sport activity.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results