NCT01290705

Dosage-dependence of Graded Exercise Therapy in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

Dosage-dependence of Graded Exercise Therapy in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

With this study two different therapeutic exercise regimens will be compared in patients with anterior knee pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome, PFPS).

Detailed description

Exercise therapy is widely used in the conservative treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), but there is still no consensus on recommending any specific rehabilitation program. This study evaluates two different therapeutic exercise regimens in patients with PFPS and their effect on pain at rest and function. Supervised exercise therapy will be applied in both groups three times a week over a 3-month period with individually tailored and graded exercise programs, differing between groups in terms of number of exercises, number of repetitions and sets, and time spent on performing aerobic exercises.

Conditions

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High exercise therapy
BEHAVIORAL	Low exercise therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2011-02-07
• Last updated: 2016-02-18