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Use of the low-level Laser therapy in the treatment of Inflammation in the lateral region of the knee in women with Femoropatelar Pain

Use of the low-level Laser therapy in the treatment of inflammation in the Iliotibial Treatment in women with Femoropatelar Pain

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6xqrtr
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-07-05
Start date
2018-06-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

femoro-patellar disorders

Interventions

30 volunteers, separeted into: - control (n=15) - low-level laser therapy (n=15), 12 therapies, 3 times per week over 4 weeks
Device
E02.594.540
E02.594

Sponsors

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Anterior or retropatellar knee pain when performing at least two of the following activities: sitting for prolonged time, squats, kneeling, running, climbing and descending stairs, and in jumps and landings, present pain during palpation of the patella; have symptoms of insidious onset and lasting for at least 1 month; presenting the worst pain level in the previous month of at least thirty milimeters on the visual analog pain scale (VAS); score below 83 on the Previous Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with a sign or symptom caused by any knee dysfunction; with a recent history of surgery within three months in this joint; history of patellar subluxation or clinical evidence of meniscal injury; ligament instability; osteoarthrosis in any lower limb joint; pathology in the patellar tendon or referred pain from the spine; neurological disease; inflammatory process or have recently undergone physiotherapeutic treatment (at least 6 months)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity in centimeters on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), comparisons between the beginning and the end of the therapies, aiming to reduce the values for the treated group—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS), these evaluations will occur in the same moments of the VAS, aiming at better scores in the treated group;Pressure sampler, the evaluations will occur in the same moments of the VAS, aiming to increase the threshold for the treated group;Images of ultrasound, the evaluations will occur in the same moments of the VAS, in order to observe any changes, such as in the thickness of the iliotibial tract—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactGladson Bertolini

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)

gladson_ricardo@yahoo.com.br+55-045-32207344

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)