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CompletedNCT01727596Updated Nov 16, 2012

The Effects and Predictors of Patella Taping in the Treatment of Patellafemoral Pain Syndrome

An interventional study of taping in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-11-16.

Sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
20 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Background: Taping has been used for more than 20 years for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) but the effectiveness is still controversial.

Purpose: This prospective study was conducted to investigate the effect and predictors of effectiveness of taping in treating PFPS.

Study design: Prospective cohort study Methods: One hundred consecutive patients with the diagnosis of PFPS were included in the study. Factors including sex, age, body mass index (BMI), Q angle, lateral patella displacement (LPD), lateral patellofemoral angle (LPA) and pre-taping pain score were measured. One well-trained therapist applied adhesive tape to each patient by McConnell approach. Before and after taping, patients completed a visual analog pain scale (VAS) after performing a step-down from an 8-inch platform. Paired-t test was used for the difference of the VAS score measured before and after taping. Patients with improvement of more than 1 point in VAS score after taping were considered responsible, and others were non-responsible. The results were analyzed by logistic regression.

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Conditions studied

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
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In context

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

295 studies on the registry are indexed under Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; 75 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 100 is above the median of 45 across 242 interventional studies indexed under Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 2,563 studies on the registry; 569 are open to participants now.

Of its 11 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (18%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • (1) between the age of 20 to 60 years, (2) antero-, retro-, or peri-patellar pain from at least two of the following: prolonged sitting, ascending or descending stairs, prolonged walking, squatting, and (3) insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • (1) symptoms or signs of any intrarticular derangement of the knee joint, such as effusion, ligament laxity, and meniscal tear, (2) tenderness over the patella tendon, iliotibial band, or pes anserinus tendons, (3) Osgood-Schlatter disease or Sinding-Larsen-Joahanssen syndromes, (4) referral pain from hip or lumbar region, (5) a history of patellar dislocation, previous knee surgery or infection, (6) malignancy, (7) present pregnancy, (8) recent treatment for the PFPS, such as physiotherapy, non-steroid anti-inflammatory or corticosteroid medication, (9) advanced osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Triple (Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
100 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    Other: taping

Interventions

  • Othertaping

    Briefly, the patella was manually displaced medially, and maintained in the position by Tex Tape (Kinesio Holding Corporation, Albuquerque, NM)

    Also known as: McConnell taping, patella tapping

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. VAS score

    Time frame: two weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • NTUH
    Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 16, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01727596
Lead sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 16, 2012
Start date
Apr 2009
Primary completion
May 2009
Completion
Jun 2009
Last update
Nov 16, 2012

Study contacts

Ching-Chuan Jiang, M.D. PHD
study chair · National Taiwan University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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