Status:
COMPLETED
Contribution of Ultrasonography in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Conditions:
Quality of Life
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common cause of knee pain in adults younger than 60 years. . In this study, we aimed to evaluate the medial and lateral cartilage thickness the medial and late...
Detailed Description
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common cause of knee pain in adults younger than 60 years. The prevalence of PFPS was found to be 7-28.2% and the incidence was 9.2%. In this study, we aimed t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- . The inclusion criteria for the PFPS group were that the patients had knee pain for at least 3 month, unilateral pain, no history of knee surgery, no systemic disease, and no clinical symptoms of other knee pathologies other than PFPS. In order to exclude other pathologies that cause knee pain; patellar plica tests, Apley compression and distraction tests, McMurray tests, varus-valgus stress tests, anterior and posterior drawer tests, pivot shift and Lachman tests were performed. Those with positive results in these tests were excluded from the study.
- The inclusion criteria for the control group were absence of anterior knee pain, no history of knee surgery, and no systemic disease.
Exclusion
- Individuals with clinical symptoms related to other knee pathologies, history of trauma, history of patellar dislocation or subluxation, passive motion restriction in the knee joint, hip-spine related pain, the presence of any neurological disease affecting the extremities, inflammatory disease were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06534333
Start Date
April 1 2024
End Date
July 1 2024
Last Update
August 2 2024
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Çorum Erol Olçok Research and Training hospital
Çorum, Turkey (Türkiye)