An interventional study of Standard care and Taping in Patellar Dislocation, sponsored by Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili. Recruiting at 1 site in Colombia. Open to participants aged 10 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-03.
Sponsored by Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Study to evaluate the conservative treatment of patients after their first episode of primary lateral patellar dislocation. Randomized controlled trial with 2 groups: standard treatment (2-weeks with brace) followed by physical therapy, compared with knee taping and physical therapy. 1-year follow-up. Measurements include physical exam, radiographs and MRI. Outcomes: recurrence, lateral patellar tilt, functional scores, apprehension, pain.
Hypothesis: less recurrence in the knee taping group, as well as better functional scores.
Patients between 10-40 years old with first patellar dislocation are invited to participate in this conservative treatment study.
Patients are excluded if they have bilateral acute patellar dislocation, previous surgeries in the affected knee, osteochondral fracture, open patellar dislocation.
This is a randomized controlled trial with four groups of treatment:
Sample size: 50 patients / knees Outcomes of interest: recurrence in patellar dislocation, functional scores (Banff, Norwich), return to sport, patellar tilt
41 studies on the registry are indexed under Patellar Dislocation; 9 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 50 is close to the median of 50 across 22 interventional studies indexed under Patellar Dislocation.
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Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with acute bilateral patellar dislocation.
Standard care: knee brace for 2 weeks, physical therapy, sham taping (2-weeks)
Other: Standard care · Device: Sham taping
Knee taping for 4-weeks, knee brace for 1 week, physical therapy
Other: Standard care · Other: Taping
Bracing and physical therapy
The patient is treated with tape in special configuration (McConell modified) for the patella + standard care
Taping with no treatment disposition
Recurrent patellar dislocation (percentage of patients)
Percentage of patients with additional patellar dislocation after the first episode
Time frame: 2 years
Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument (BPII)
Patellofemoral instability specific score to assess function (disease-specific). The punctuation range is between 0-100 points. The best health scenario is 100% and the worst is 0.
Time frame: 2 years
Nich patellar instability (NPI) score
Patellofemoral instability specific score to assess function (disease-specific). The punctuation range is between 0-100%. The worst health deficit is 100% and the best is 0%.
Time frame: 2 years
Patellar tilt angle of patients after the first episode
Patellar tilt in magnetic resonance imaging (angle in degrees)
Time frame: 1 month
Patellar apprehension test
Patellar apprehension test during physical examination. The quadriceps should be relaxed to allow passive movements of the patella. The clinician will perform this technique by using their thumb of both hands, and pressing on the medial side of the patient's patella. The test is positive if it produces pain and apprehension.
Time frame: 2 years
Percentage of participants with patellar J sign
J sign during physical examination. The J-sign refers to the inverted 'J' track the patella takes from extension to early flexion. The J-sign is a clinical finding indicative of patellar maltracking.
Time frame: 2 years
Percentage of participants that return to sport activity
Percentage of the patients that were able to return to do their usual sport after the initial injury (patellar dislocation)
Time frame: 2 years
Plan to share: Yes — All individual participant data that underlie results in a publication.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form
Time frame: For 5 years after publishing the paper.
Access criteria: Data will be shared if it is found to be relevant for understanding better the study or the analysis. This includes the journal where the paper is submitted and investigators with interest in the study.
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Started Oct 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2027, 47 months after the start.
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