An interventional study of Exercises program for patellar tendinopathy in Patellar Tendinitis and Jumper's Knee, sponsored by Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Completed at 2 sites in Argentina. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-15.
Sponsored by Universidad Nacional de Córdoba · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this project is to investigate the efficacy of Inertial Flywheel Resistance program vs Heavy slow resistance in patients with chronic patellar tendinopathy.
The investigators hypothesize that Inertial Flywheel Resistance program will yield a more positive clinical outcome and function in patients with patellar tendinopathy compared to heavy slow resistance group.
Randomized controlled intervention study
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The program is performed 3 times per week using resistance equipment in a fitness center. Each session consists of three 2-legged loaded quadriceps and lower limb kinetic chain exercises. The patients complete 3 or 4 sets in each exercise with a 2- to 3-minute rest between sets and a 5-minute rest period between the 3 exercises. The number of repetitions decreases, and load gradually increases, every week. The repetitions and loads are as follows: 3 times, 15-repetition maximum (15RM ), in week 1; 3 times, 12RM , in weeks 2 to 3; 4 times, 10RM , in weeks 4 to 5; 4 times, 8RM , in weeks 6 to 8; and 4 times, 6RM , in weeks 9 to 12.
Behavioral: Exercises program for patellar tendinopathy
The program is performed 3 times per week using resistance equipment in a fitness center. Inertial flywheel resistance is a type of strength training; which is based on the increasing demands on eccentric action (breaking) after a concentric action (acceleration), due to the inertial load caused during the return movement. The patients complete 12 repetition máximum (RM) with moment inertia 0.05 m² from week 1-6 and 8 repetition máximum (RM) with moment inertia = 0.10 m² from week 6-12.
Behavioral: Exercises program for patellar tendinopathy
To compare the effectiveness of the inertial flywheel resistance program versus slow heavy resistance in patients with chronic patellar tendinopathy
Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment (VISA-P questionnaire)
Self-administered questionnaire. Consists of 8 items; 6 are used to evaluate pain levels or disability in daily activities and specific functional tests and 2 provide information regarding ability to play sport. Response options for each item are provided on a numeric rating scale (from 0 to 10), with higher scores indicating lower levels of pain or disability for all items other than 7 and 8, for which options have weighted scores.
Time frame: 0 - 12 weeks
Patient-Specific Functional Scale
Self-reported patient-specific outcome measure assess functional change, primarily in patients presenting with musculoskeletal disorders. Patients are asked to identify up to 3 important activities they are unable to perform or are having difficulty with as a result of their problem. In addition to identifying the activities, patients are asked to rate, on an 11-point scale, the current level of difficulty associated with each activity. Following the intervention, patients are asked again to rate the activities previously identified.
Time frame: 0 - 12 weeks
Patient Global Impression of Change
Register patient's belief about the efficacy of treatment. PGIC is a 7 point scale depicting a patient's rating of overall improvement. Patients rate their change as "very much improved," "much improved," "minimally improved," "no change," "minimally worse," "much worse," or "very much worse."
Time frame: 12 weeks
Adverse events
To capture all adverse events and side effects that occurred after exercises protocol. Patients reported any changes or any symptoms. If a question was answered "yes", we asked for further comments.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Adherence self-report questionnaire
Patients were asked to choose one of six descriptions (from level 1 = perfect adherence to level 6 = nonadherence) to express exercise treatment at the end of the twelve weeks study period.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Single-leg decline squat (SLDS) test
A reliable patellar tendon pain provocation test, will be used to assess pain. Pain is rated on an 11-point numeric rating scale, where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.
Time frame: 0 - 12 weeks
Knee extension machine test
A reliable patellar tendon pain provocation test, will be used to assess pain. Pain is rated on an 11-point numeric rating scale, where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.
Time frame: 0 - 12 weeks
Jump test
Counter movement Jump and Triple hop for distance will be used to assess patellar tendinopathy caused functional deficits on the injured site compared with the non-injured site. The distance is measured in centimeters.
Time frame: 0 - 12 weeks
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