An interventional study of Lumbopelvic manipulation in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, sponsored by Texas Woman's University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-01-12.
Sponsored by Texas Woman's University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determined if a lower back treatment would change the hip and knee muscle activities in people with and without anterior knee pain. The investigators hypothesized that the lower back treatment may change the hip and knee muscle activities in people with anterior knee pain but not in people without anterior knee pain.
295 studies on the registry are indexed under Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; 75 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 42 is close to the median of 45 across 242 interventional studies indexed under Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
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Inclusion Criteria for participants in the patellofemoral pain syndrome group:
subjective knee pain rating of at least 3/10 on the pain visual analog scale during at least one of the following activities:
Exclusion criteria for all participants:
Age- and gender- matched control participants will be recruited if they have no signs or symptoms of patellofemoral pain syndrome and have none of the exclusion criteria
Participants with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Other: Lumbopelvic manipulation
Age- and gender-matched participants without Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Other: Lumbopelvic manipulation
High-velocity-low-amplitude thrust manipulation of the lumbopelvic region
Electromyography (EMG)
Electromyography (EMG) onset time of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, vastus medialis oblique, and vastus lateralis muscles.
Time frame: The EMG data will be collected within 48 hours for all participants in both groups. On Day 1, data will be collected twice at baseline. On Day 2, data will be collected before and immediately after as well as 15, 30, and 45 min after the intervention.
Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is a 100 mm continuous line between two end-points. The left end-point represents "no pain" and the right end-point represents the "worst pain imaginable".
Time frame: The Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) will be assessed before and 45 min after the lower back treatment (lumbopelvic manipulation) for participants in the patellofemoral pain syndrome group on Day 2 only.
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