Status:
COMPLETED
Is Lower Limb Neuromotor Control Diverse in Females With PF OA Contrasted With Asymptomatic Controls
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Chondromalacia Patellae
Eligibility:
FEMALE
35-55 years
Brief Summary
Objective: to investigate whether females with PF OA descend stairs with different muscular recruitment strategies contrasted with similar aged healthy females. Methods: An observational comparative ...
Detailed Description
Investigators will collect the EMG activity of VMO, VL, GM, multifidus, and TrA using bipolar Ag-AgCl disposable surface electrodes (Better signal solution medical supply Co., limited, Zhongshan, Chin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • Inclusion Criteria for PF OA group; patients will be included if they have
- Anterior- or retro-patellar knee pain aggravated by at least two activities that load the PFJ (eg; stair ambulation, squatting and/or rising from sitting) .
- Pain during these activities presented on most days during the past month and their pain severity was ≥ 4 on an 11 point numerical pain scale during aggravating activities .,
- A grade less than (2) from postero-anterior views on the Kellgren - Lawrence (KL) grading scale.
- Inclusion Criteria for Healthy control subjects :
- 1\. no history of knee pathology or pain with any of the provocative activities which were mentioned above
Exclusion
- • Exclusion Criteria for Patients in the PF OA group:
- concomitant pain from tibiofemoral joint or other knee structures . • Exclusion Criteria for Subjects from both groups:
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- current or previous pain in the hip, lumbar spine or foot that lasted longer than 3 months and/or required intervention.
- a history of lower extremity, pelvis or spine fractures; spine, hip, knee or foot surgeries; hip or patellar subluxation/ dislocation.
- injury to any of knee ligaments or meniscus.
- systemic diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis), neurological conditions or fibromyalgia . 5.The professional athletes; people who exercise more than two hours a day or every other day.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 30 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 2 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05407077
Start Date
June 30 2022
End Date
January 2 2023
Last Update
September 1 2023
Active Locations (1)
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faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university
Giza, Egypt, 11432