NCT02606942

Prevalence of Chondromalacia Patella Among Adolescent Dancers - Correlation Between Symptoms and Sonography Findings

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 14 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Comparing the physical and sonographic findings of dancers with Chondromalacia patella to non-dancers athletes.

Detailed description

A cross sectional study in which comparing of dancers to non-dancers athletes will be carried. Specifically, chondromalacia patella will be studied and compared between dancers with and without knee injuries and non-dancers athletes. Study will include detailed function and pain questionnaires, physical findings and sonographic study of the knee joint.

Conditions

• Chondromalacia
• Cartilage Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaires, physical exam, US of the knee	Function and pain questioners, physical findings and sonographic study of the knee joint

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2015-11-17
• Last updated: 2016-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel