Status:
COMPLETED
Assessing Impact of Myofascial Release Versus Dry Needling for Chondromalacia in Adult Females
Lead Sponsor:
Badr University
Conditions:
Chondromalacia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Assessing Impact of Myofascial Release versus Dry Needling for Chondromalacia in Adult females. The study employed a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) design.
Detailed Description
A total of 45 female patients diagnosed with chondromalacia and confirmed by physical examination using a patellar grind test to confirm Clarke's sign were recruited for this study from the out patien...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18-50 years old, the anterior knee pain recorded while one of the following activities at least :ascending and descending stairs, prolonged sitting and kneeling.
- Subject experiences pain during palpation of patellar facets or while performing a 25-cm step down test or double legged squat. (Iiona, 2020)
Exclusion
- excluded meniscal or intra-articular pathological conditions, cruciate or collateral ligaments involvement, tenderness over the patellar tendon .
- These participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups, each consisting of 15 patients all received treatment for 3 weaks, 2 sessions per weak.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 15 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06980883
Start Date
September 1 2023
End Date
May 15 2025
Last Update
May 20 2025
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Masr university for sceince and technology
Cairo, Egypt