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CompletedNCT01804608Updated Oct 25, 2016

Kinematics of Lower Limb, Pain and Function of the Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

An interventional study of Strength and Sensorimotor in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, sponsored by University of Nove de Julho. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 30 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-25.

Sponsored by University of Nove de Julho · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Assess pain, function, trunk and lower limbs kinematic during functional tasks after hip muscle strengthening versus hip muscle strengthening and sensory motor training in lower limbs.

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Conditions studied

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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 34 is below the median of 45 across 242 interventional studies indexed under Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

University of Nove de Julho is the lead sponsor of 239 studies on the registry; 51 are open to participants now.

Of its 8 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (13%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Sedentary women,
  • previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lower limb surgery,
  • patella displacement
  • knee instability
  • Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
34 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Sensorimotor

    Sensorimotor, this arm will receive sensorimotor and hip muscle strengthening.

    Other: Sensorimotor

  • Active comparator
    Strength

    Strength, this arm will receive only hip muscle strengthening.

    Other: Strength

Interventions

  • OtherStrength

    Also known as: Hip abductors and lateral rotators and knee extensors strengthening

  • OtherSensorimotor

    Also known as: Sensorimotor, balancing exercises, motor coordination, proprioceptive stimuli.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Function and pain intensity

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Muscle strength of the hip and knee muscles

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Three-dimensional kinematics of the trunk and lower limbs during the step down task

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  3. Function and pain intensity

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months after randomization

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Study locations

1 site
  • Universidade Nove de Julho
    Sao Paulo, 02020000, Brazil
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rabelo ND, Lima B, Reis AC, Bley AS, Yi LC, Fukuda TY, Costa LO, Lucareli PR. Neuromuscular training and muscle strengthening in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a protocol of randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 May 16;15:157. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-157. PubMed 24884455 ↗

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 25, 2016, 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
NCT01804608
Lead sponsor
University of Nove de Julho
Responsible party
Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli (Professor, University of Nove de Julho) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 5, 2013
Start date
Mar 2013
Primary completion
Sep 2014
Completion
Feb 2015
Last update
Oct 25, 2016

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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