The Foot Exercises in Patellofemoral Pain

NCT03099512 — Not applicable, Completed, 30 participants, Hacettepe University

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The Effects of Foot Exercises on Pain, Biomechanical Characteristics and Functionality of Lower Extremity in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain

Registry	NCT03099512
Status	Completed
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; randomized, parallel, masking: single, treatment
Enrollment	30 (Actual)
Sponsor	Hacettepe University (Other)
Conditions	Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome, Pronation Deformity of the Foot, Exercise, Pain, Biomechanics, Functionality
Interventions	SFE, Exercise (Other)
Dates	start 2017-04-03, primary completion 2017-09-29, completion 2017-09-29, first posted 2017-04-04, last updated 2020-01-14
Locations	1 site in Turkey (Türkiye)

-Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the additional effects of Short Foot Exercises on pain, biomechanical characteristics and functionality of lower extremity in patients with patellofemoral pain.

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+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Ex+SFE Group	Experimental	Other: SFE; Other: Exercise	Individuals in this group who will perform exercises for knee and also short foot exercise
Ex Group	Active comparator	Other: Exercise	Individuals in this group who will perform exercises for knee only

SFE (Other): The 'short foot exercise' has been described as a means to isolate contraction of the plantar intrinsic muscles.
Exercise (Other): Exercises which improves muscle strength, ROM...

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale [Change from baseline pain at 6th week]: Asked for expression of pain

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 25 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* aged between 25-60
* diagnosed as patellofemoral pain syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Having walking disability
* Having a trauma, knee surgery or other arthritis

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
Pınar Kısacık	Ankara	Turkey (Türkiye)

+Investigators

Pınar Kısacık, Principal investigator, Hacettepe University