Status:
COMPLETED
The Immediate Effects of Passive Hip Joint Mobilization on Hip Muscle Strength in Patients With Anterior Knee Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Sheffield Hallam University
Conditions:
Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to assess the immediate effects of passive hip joint mobilisation (in comparison to a sham mobilisation) on eccentric hip abductor/external rotator muscle strength on the basis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis: anterior knee pain
- Prescription for physiotherapeutic treatment of anterior knee pain
- signs of functional hip impairment:
- impaired hip kinematics during single leg squat
- reduced passive hip joint mobility in comparison to the other, unaffected side
- manually weak tested hip abductors/external rota-tors in comparison to the other, unaffected side
Exclusion
- intraarticular knee pathology
- preceding trauma/operation of lower extremity on affected side
- spinal disorders associated with low back pain, lumbar referred pain or nerve root irritation
- severe and/or recurring ankle sprains in recent history (significant enough, that it required a period of immobilization)
- other relevant comorbidities such as neurologic/rheumatologic/psychiatric diseases, osteoporosis and malign disorders
- pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 21 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03771495
Start Date
December 21 2018
End Date
April 30 2019
Last Update
June 7 2019
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Praxisgemeinschaft "Bewegungsoase"
Vienna, Austria, 1150