The Foot Exercises in Patellofemoral Pain

• Sponsor: Hacettepe University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT03099512
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 30
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 5.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 5.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the additional effects of Short Foot Exercises on pain, biomechanical characteristics and functionality of lower extremity in patients with patellofemoral pain.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome; Pronation Deformity of the Foot; Exercise; Pain; Biomechanics; Functionality	Other: SFE; Other: Exercise	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 30 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: The Effects of Foot Exercises on Pain, Biomechanical Characteristics and Functionality of Lower Extremity in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain
• Actual Study Start Date: Apr 3, 2017
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Sep 29, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Sep 29, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Ex+SFE Group Individuals in this group who will perform exercises for knee and also short foot exercise	Other: SFE; The 'short foot exercise' has been described as a means to isolate contraction of the plantar intrinsic muscles.; Other: Exercise; Exercises which improves muscle strength, ROM...
Active Comparator: Ex Group Individuals in this group who will perform exercises for knee only	Other: Exercise; Exercises which improves muscle strength, ROM...

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Visual Analogue Scale [Change from baseline pain at 6th week]

   Asked for expression of pain

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 Years to 60 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged between 25-60

• diagnosed as patellofemoral pain syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Having walking disability

• Having a trauma, knee surgery or other arthritis

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Pınar Kısacık	Ankara		Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Hacettepe University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Pınar Kısacık, Hacettepe University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Pınar Kısacık, Research Asistant, Hacettepe University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03099512
• Other Study ID Numbers: GO 17/168
• First Posted: Apr 4, 2017
• Last Update Posted: Jan 14, 2020
• Last Verified: Jan 1, 2020

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Pınar Kısacık, Research Asistant, Hacettepe University: Patellofemoral pain; foot deformity; foot pronation; short foot exercise
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; Congenital Abnormalities; Syndrome; Somatoform Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 14, 2020