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Higher values indicate greater muscle activation.","Baseline and post-intervention (6 weeks).",{"measure":14,"description":15,"timeFrame":12},"VMO\u002FVL Activation Ratio","Ratio of VMO to VL electromyographic activity during a standardized single-leg squat task. The ideal VMO\u002FVL ratio should be close or equal to 1; a ratio greater than 1 reflects higher VMO activation, while a ratio less than 1 reflects a greater VL activation.",{"measure":17,"description":18,"timeFrame":19},"VMO Onset Timing","Period from movement initiation to onset of VMO and VL activation, measured using sEMG during a standardized single-leg squat task; measured in ms.","Baseline to post-intervention (6 weeks).",{"measure":21,"description":22,"timeFrame":19},"VMO-VL Activation Delay","Difference in activation onset timing between the VMO and VL muscles during a standardized single-leg squat task, measured using sEMG; measured in ms.",[24,27,30],{"measure":25,"description":26,"timeFrame":12},"Pain Intensity","Task-specific pain intensity measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst imaginable pain; measured during a standardized single-leg squat, reflecting pain experienced during functional loading.",{"measure":28,"description":29,"timeFrame":12},"Functional Knee Pain","Knee-related symptoms and functional disability assessed using the Kujala Score (AKPS), ranging from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicating better knee function and lower disability.",{"measure":31,"description":32,"timeFrame":33},"Dynamic Knee Valgus","Frontal-plane projection angle in degrees, measured during a standardized single-leg squat to quantify lower-limb movement quality and dynamic knee control under functional load.","Baseline and post intervention (6 weeks).",null,{"allocation":36,"interventionModel":37,"interventionModelDescription":34,"primaryPurpose":38,"observationalModel":34,"timePerspective":34,"maskingInfo":39},"RANDOMIZED","PARALLEL","TREATMENT",{"masking":40,"maskingDescription":34,"whoMasked":41},"DOUBLE",[42,43],"PARTICIPANT","OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR","Kinesio Taping and McConnell Taping are commonly used as adjuncts to exercise therapy in the management of patellofemoral pain syndrome. Both techniques have been shown to improve pain and function in the short term; however, evidence directly comparing their long-term effects when combined with a standardized exercise program remains limited. Furthermore, the influence of taping modality on quadriceps muscle activation and lower-limb kinematic patterns during rehabilitation has not been fully established.\n\nBased on this, the investigators hypothesize that both interventions will improve clinical and neuromuscular outcomes.",[46,52,57],{"label":47,"type":48,"description":49,"interventionNames":50},"Kinesio Tape Group","EXPERIMENTAL","The subjects will receive Kinesio Taping combined with the structured exercise program.",[51],"Other: Kinesio Taping",{"label":53,"type":48,"description":54,"interventionNames":55},"McConnell Taping Group","The subjects will receive McConnell Taping combined with the structured exercise program.",[56],"Other: McConnell Taping",{"label":58,"type":59,"description":60,"interventionNames":61},"Exercise Only Group","ACTIVE_COMPARATOR","A standardized hip-knee strengthening and neuromotor training program will be performed for 6 weeks.",[62],"Other: Exercise Therapy",[64,72,79],{"type":6,"name":65,"description":66,"armGroupLabels":67,"otherNames":68},"Kinesio Taping","Kinesio Taping will be applied to the patellofemoral joint during a 6-week structured hip-knee exercise program.",[47],[69,70,71],"Elastic Kinesio Taping","Kinesiology Taping","K-Tape",{"type":6,"name":73,"description":74,"armGroupLabels":75,"otherNames":76},"McConnell Taping","McConnell Taping will be applied to correct patellar alignment during a 6-week structured hip-knee exercise program.",[53],[77,78],"Patellar Taping","Non-Elastic Taping",{"type":6,"name":80,"description":60,"armGroupLabels":81,"otherNames":82},"Exercise Therapy",[58],[83],"Exercise",[85],{"name":86,"affiliation":5,"role":87},"Ahmed El Melhat, PhD","STUDY_DIRECTOR",[89,93],{"name":86,"role":90,"phone":91,"phoneExt":34,"email":92},"CONTACT","+201112595022","ahmed.elmelhat@cu.edu.eg",{"name":94,"role":90,"phone":95,"phoneExt":34,"email":96},"Mohamad Ibrahim Baayoun, BSc","+96181852495","mohdbaa500@gmail.com",[98],{"facility":99,"status":100,"city":101,"state":101,"zip":102,"country":103,"countryCode":104,"cosmosGeoPoint":105,"geoPoint":110,"contacts":111},"PTOC Beirut Arab University","RECRUITING","Beirut","0000","Lebanon","LB",{"type":106,"coordinates":107},"Point",[108,109],35.50157,33.89332,{"lat":109,"lon":108},[112,113],{"name":86,"role":90,"phone":91,"phoneExt":34,"email":92},{"name":94,"role":90,"phone":95,"phoneExt":34,"email":96},{"type":115,"investigatorFullName":116,"investigatorTitle":117,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":34,"oldOrganization":34},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Ahmed ElMelhat","Associate Professor of MSK Physical Therapy, BAU and Cairo university","100644562","effects-of-kinesio-taping-versus-mcconnell-taping-on-clinical-outcomes-in-patients-with-patellofemoral-pain-syndrome-100644562",false,"NCT07671482","Effects of Kinesio Taping Versus McConnell Taping on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.","Effects of Kinesio Taping Versus McConnell Taping on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Clinical Trial.","PFPS","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Anterior or retropatellar pain for a minimum of 3 months during functional activities.\n* 18-50 years of age.\n* Minimum pain of 3\u002F10 on the VAS score.\n* No LL physical therapy in the past 3 months.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Meniscal or ligamentous injury\n* Neurological or systemic conditions affecting proprioception, coordination and balance.\n* Spinal referred pain or rheumatoid arthritis.\n* Hip and ankle disorders.","ALL","18 Years","50 Years",{"count":130,"type":131},80,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[134],"NA","The primary goal of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to evaluate whether Kinesio Taping versus McConnell Taping, when integrated into a standardized hip-knee strengthening and neuromuscular control program, produces significant effects in individuals aged 18-50 with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).\n\nThe main question it aims to answer is: Does Kinesio Taping compared with McConnell Taping when both combined with a standardized hip-knee exercise program, produce different effects on quadriceps neuromuscular activation (VMO-VL sEMG), pain, functional knee pain, and dynamic knee valgus over a 6 week period intervention?\n\nParticipants will be divided into three groups for comparison: the control group will receive a structured hip-knee physical therapy exercise program without any taping intervention, Kinesio Taping group with a standardized exercise program, and a McConnell Taping group with a standardized exercise program.",[137,138,124,139,140,141,142],"Patello Femoral Pain Syndrome","Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome","Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome","Patellofemoral Disorder","Patellofemoral Pain, PFP","Patellofemoral Pain (PFPS)",[144,145,65,73,80,139,146],"Electromyography","EMG","Single-Leg Squat","2026-06-25",{"date":149,"type":150},"2026-06-26","ACTUAL",{"date":152,"type":131},"2026-06",{"date":154,"type":131},"2026-10",{"name":5,"class":6},1]