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NCT Number: NCT06696872

Enhancing Stability and Function in Adolescent

This study investigated the comparative effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching and core strength exercises on static balance in adolescents with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

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Key information

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Adolescents Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases

Age range

16 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Amira Hussin Mohammed

Gamasa, 35712, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants were between 16 and 18 years old.
  • Patients had to have experienced anterior knee pain for at least 4 weeks, with the pain being exacerbated by at least two of the following activities: jumping, running, prolonged sitting, stair climbing, kneeling, and squatting (Chevidikunnan et al., 2016).
  • Participants could not have undergone any surgical procedures on their lower limbs.
  • Pain during the previous week needed to be greater than 30 mm on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) (Appendix I) (Rathleff et al., 2015).
  • A spectrum of BMI was sought, with participants recruited to represent normal BMI percentile categories for both boys and girls. The normal BMI percentile categories for both boys and girls were defined as the 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile (Appendix II) (King et al., 2012).

Exclusion criteria

  • Adolescents with cruciate ligament injuries, meniscal injuries, collateral ligament injuries, and tenderness associated with any of these structures, any intra-articular injury, and tenderness over the iliotibial band, patellar tendon, pes anserine tendons, or evidence of joint effusion.
  • Adolescents with referred pain from the hip or lumbar region, or a known case of articular cartilage damage.

Treatment and study plan

core exercises

Other

The core muscle strength training program were lasted for 8 weeks and comprised of 3 training sessions per week, with a total of 24 sessions. Each session were lasted for 30 to 45 minutes, starting with a brief warm-up exercise program consisting of low-intensity core strength exercises to prepare the neuromuscular system for the training loads and ending with a cool-down program

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular facilitation

Other

The hold-relax proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching protocol consisted of passively moving the dominant leg into a position where the subjects felt mild discomfort and holding that position for 30 seconds. Subjects were then asked to isometrically contract the stretched muscle for 10 seconds; this were followed by muscle relaxation in the same posi¬tion for 30 seconds, before being stretched to a new point of mild discomfort. The leg were then released

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual analogue scale (VAS-100 mm) for pain

    Time frame: All adolescents were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period

  2. Dynamic postural stability test and single leg test using the Biodex Balance System SD

    Time frame: All adolescents were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Self-administered Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) or Kujala Patellofemoral Score

    Time frame: All adolescents were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Delta University for Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Versus Core Training for Enhancing Stability and Function in Adolescent With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Nov 20, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 20, 2024

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