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High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy on Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

ConditionPatellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorMiddle East University

About this trial

Evaluate the effect of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy on pain, quadriceps strength, and quality of life in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome (anterior or peripatellar knee pain aggravated by at least two activities such as stair climbing, prolonged sitting, squatting, or running).

Symptoms persisting for at least 3 months.

Disqualifiers

History of previous knee surgery or trauma (e.g., ligamentous laxity, meniscal tear, or patellar fracture).

Concomitant knee pathology (e.g., tibiofemoral osteoarthritis, patellar tendinopathy, or plica syndrome).

Presence of metallic implants, pacemakers, or electrical medical devices in the body .

Recent corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection into the affected knee within the last 3 months.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • True High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy

    Device

    20-30 minute sessions, 2-3 times per week for 8 weeks at a clinically effective, tolerable intensity level designed to elicit supramaximal contractions for the quadriceps muscle.

  • Sham High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy

    Device

    The device protocol, application time, and acoustic feedback will the same as the experimental arm, but with the device in the off state and no muscular contractions in the quadriceps muscle .

  • Traditional Physiotherapy

    Other intervention

    Standard rehabilitation program including patellar mobilization with quadriceps and hip abductor strengthening.

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Study groupActive comparator 2 interventions
Group B: Control groupSham comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pain level

Visual Analog Scale will be used to assess pain

Time frame
Baseline and after 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Quadriceps muscle strength

Isokinetic dynamometry will be used for assessing quadriceps muscle strength

Time frame
Baseline and after 8 weeks
2

Health-related quality of life

Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12) will be used to assess QoL

Time frame
Baseline and after 8 weeks

Other outcomes

Locations

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Sponsors and contacts

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Middle East University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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