Clinical Trial: Close Kinect Chain Exercise With Kinesio Taping in the Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

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Brief Summary:

The investigators will include patients attending outpatient clinic in the area of Orthopedics and Traumatology of our hospital with a diagnosis of unilateral Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Inclusion criteria are: age between fifteen and thirty-five years, presenting unilateral PFPS with six months of evolution, presenting anterior or retro knee pain that presents itself when undergoing two or more of the following activities: squatting, running, kneeling, jumping, or climbing stairs; physically active patients, with at least thirty minutes of physical activity at least three times per week. Exclusion criteria include patients with previous knee surgeries, chronic pain with more than one year of evolution, pregnancy or suspected pregnancy, application of intra-articular steroids in the three months prior to their evaluation, patients with meniscal injuries, ligament or intra-articular knee structures, degenerative diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, OA of the knee, hip or ankle, history of dislocation or subluxation of patella, Osgood Schlatter syndrome and patellar tendinitis or quadriceps.

The investigators will divide patients into two groups. The control group will receive treatment with acetaminophen and physical therapy rehabilitation, closed chain exercises and stretches at home intended for the strengthening of quadriceps, abductors and internal rotators of the hip for the duration of six weeks. The experimental treatment group will receive the above plus the application of the technique NUCAP Medical Upper Knee Spider ® Kinesio taping on the affected knee. Both groups will be evaluated by an external consultation. They will be assessed by the Tegner Activity Scale, the Kujala score of the WOMAC and visual analog scale (VAS) for pain assessment; these scales will be applied at the beginning, third and sixth week. The patients in the experimental g

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Current Primary Outcome: Closed kinect chain excersice with kinesio taping pain relief measured in the Kujala score [ Time Frame: Baseline,3 weeks, 6 weeks ]

The Kujala patellofemoral score is a functional evaluation instrument to evaluate knee problems related to the patellofemoral system.It is a 13-item knee-specific self-report questionnaire.

It documents response to six activities thought to be associated specifically with anterior knee pain syndrome (walking, running, jumping, climbing stairs, squatting, and sitting for prolonged periods with knees bent), as well as symptoms such as limp, inability to weight bear through the affected limb, swelling, abnormal patellar movement, muscle atrophy and limitation of knee flexion.



Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Closed kinect chain excersice with kinesio taping pain relief measured in the Tegner Activity Scale. [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks ]

The Tegner activity scale was designed as a score of activity level to complement other functional scores for patients with ligamentous injuries. The instrument scores a person's activity level between 0 and 10 where 0 is 'on sick leave/disability' and 10 is 'participation in competive sports such as soccer at a national or international elite level


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Dates:
Date Received: July 26, 2014
Date Started: February 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 12, 2014
Last Verified: September 2014