NCT06758050

Effect of Core Exercises on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Effect of Adding Core Exercises to Hip and Knee-focused Exercises on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the goal of this interventional study is to Investigate the effect of core strengthening exercises on pain, strength, function, and balance in patients with PFPS.

Detailed description

Purpose: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a frequent musculoskeletal disorder, which can result from core muscles instability that can lead to pain, function and altered dynamic balance. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of core muscle strengthening on pain, function, strength and dynamic balance in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Subjects and Methods: Forty-four patients with age ranging from 18 to 35 years with patellofemoral pain syndrome will be divided into study (N=22) and control (N=22) groups. Both groups will be given 6 weeks of conventional physical therapy program and an additional core muscle strengthening for the study group. The tools are being used to assess the outcome are 1- Visual Analogue Scale,2- handheld dynamometer,3-AKPS 4- BIODEX Balance. Hypotheses: It will be hypothesized that: 1. There is no effect of core strengthening exercises on pain in treating PFPS. 2. There is no effect of core strengthening exercises on muscle strength in treating PFPS. 3. There is no effect of core strengthening exercises on function in treating PFPS.

Conditions

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Core strengthening exercises	By core strengthening exercise, could be improved pain, balance, and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. In that case, this will not only improve their postural stability and neuromuscular control, but we believe it will improve their overall functional, performance, and quality of life. Currently, limited evidence exists about the effectiveness of core strengthening exercises on pain, function and dynamic balance in patellofemoral pain syndrome. By addressing core strengthening exercise, physical therapists can advise new treatment methods for patellofemoral pain syndrome (Chevidikunnan et al., 2016)
OTHER	Traditional treatment	hip and knee-focused exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-04
• Primary completion: 2025-01-15
• Completion: 2025-01-30
• First posted: 2025-01-03
• Last updated: 2025-01-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt