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Pain and Movement Responses to Resistance Training to Muscular Failure in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain

ConditionPatellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age15-35
SponsorTed Gunhamn

About this trial

This study aims to investigate the effect of training to muscular failure in patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP). In a cross-sectional observational design, participants with PFP will be be performing a knee exercise to voluntarily muscular failure. The participants will throughout the exercise trial report pain levels and continue until 1) not being able to perform the exercise as instructed or 2) reaching a pain level of 5/10 (which is a common threshold for acceptable pain within rehabilitation). During this trial, the participants will be filmed and a biomechanical analysis will be performed to see if/how compensatory movements occur.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients diagnosed with PFP in only one knee by a licensed healthcare professional.

Aged 15-35 years.

A physical activity level of 3/10 or higher on the Tegner Activity Scale before the injury.

Disqualifiers

Any prior injury or condition with residual symptoms that may affect the results.

Current injury or condition affecting the performance of the test.

Resting pain greater than 0-1/10 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS) and pain greater than 1-2/10 during light daily activities such as walking, sitting, standing, or climbing stairs.

Trial population

This project will include patients diagnosed with PFP (ICD-10: M22.2).

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION

    Other intervention

    Resistance training to muscular failure in patients with patellofemoral pain.

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Patellofemoral Pain1 intervention
Group B: Control1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pain Response

Numeric pain rating scale 0-10. Participants will rate their perceived pain at baseline before the trial, during the trial and the day after the trial.

Time frame
Approximately 24 hours, from baseline before the trial and the day after the trial.
2

Knee extensor moment (Nm)

Will be measured using force plates and a 3d camera biomechanic analysis system (qualisys)

Time frame
Changes in knee extensor moment between the first and final repetition during the trial, approximately 2 minutes.
3

Hip extensor moment (Nm)

Will be measured using force plates and a 3d camera biomechanic analysis system (qualisys)

Time frame
Changes in hip extensor moment between the first and final repetition during the trial, approximately 2 minutes.
4

Knee flexion angle (degrees)

Knee flexion angle will be measured using a 3d camera biomechanical analysis system (qualisys)

Time frame
Changes between in knee flexion angle between the first and final repetition during the trial, approximately 2 minutes.

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Ted Gunhamn

Lead sponsor

Linnaeus University

Sponsor institution

Västra Götalandsregionen

Collaborator

Molndal Hospital

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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