Patello Femoral SyndromeNCT05168332
The Effect of Patellar Taping and Isometric Strength Training on Quadriceps Strength with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
A study testing patellar taping combined with isometric strength training in people with Patello Femoral Syndrome, run by Majmaah University at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.
Trial summary
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common young adult female complaints, caused by changes in the patellofemoral joint's physical and biomechanical properties. This study compared the Short-term effects of patellar taping combined with isometric contraction of quadriceps muscle strengthening at 900 or 600… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 40 years, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Patello Femoral Syndrome
- What is being tested?
- patellar taping combined with isometric strength training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSaudi Arabia
- Study dates
- 30 Dec 2022to 25 Sep 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 40 years
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- knee pain for at least eight weeks that was aggravated by activities such as descending and ascending stairs, squatting, and running.
- knee pain with a positive J sign (lateral tilt of patella)
- more symptomatic and mal align knee included in case of bilateral involvement and a sign of patellar malalignment on the radiograph.
Who cannot join
- History of knee fracture
- Patella dislocation
- knee deformity (e.g., genu varum)
- Knee Flexion contracture
- Ligament/meniscal injuries,
- NSAID or intra-articular injection, or knee Osteo arthritis.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Saudi Arabia1 site
Rehabilitation center, Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Al Riyadh, 11952
About this study
Official title: The Influence of Patellar Taping Combined with Isometric Strength Training on Pain, Muscle Strength, and Functional Performance in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common young adult female complaints, caused by changes in the patellofemoral joint's physical and biomechanical properties. This study compared the Short-term effects of patellar taping combined with isometric contraction of quadriceps muscle strengthening at 900 or 600 knee angles on quadriceps strength and functional performance in a female patient with patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS)
Read the detailed description
Quadriceps muscle strength Pain intensity Knee function
- Conditions
- Patello Femoral Syndrome
- Being tested
- patellar taping combined with isometric strength training, sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training
- Keywords
- Patello-femoral pain syndrome, pain, strength, Maximum voluntary Isometric contraction (MVIC).
- Medical subject headings
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
patellar taping combined with isometric strength trainingBehavioural
patellar taping combined with isometric strength training
sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength trainingBehavioural
sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental(Group A): patellar taping combined with isometric strength training | Experimental | The experimental group (Group A): patellar taping with isometric strength training for six weeks. Receives: Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training |
| Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training. | Sham comparator | Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training for six weeks. Receives: Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training; Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Quadriceps muscle strength
Knee extensors (Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction) strength (STN) test at 60, and 90 degrees angles
Measured: 6 weeks
Pain intensity
investigated for their current intensity of pain on a Visual analogue scale 0 to 10 scale.
Measured: 6 weeks
Knee function
Knee function will be assessed using the validated Kujala Anterior Knee Pain scale
Measured: 6 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Dec 2021
- Study start30 Dec 2022
- Primary completion26 Jun 2023
- Study completion25 Sep 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Patello Femoral SyndromeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Experimental group Control group
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Majmaah University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Shahnaz Hasan, PhD, Majmaah University
- Investigators
- Shahnaz Hasan, PhD, Principal investigator, Associate Professor, Majmaah University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05168332
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- S.Hasan
- Status last verified
- Sep 2024
- First submitted
- 12 Dec 2021
- Last updated
- 2 Oct 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Hasan S. The effect of patellar taping combined with isometric strength training on pain, muscle strength, and functional performance in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized comparative study. PeerJ. 2025 May 12;13:e19381. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19381. eCollection 2025.
PubMed 40376557
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Oct 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Influence of Patellar Taping Combined with Isometric Strength Training on Pain, Muscle Strength, and Functional Performance in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05168332
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- S.Hasan
- Conditions
- Patello Femoral Syndrome
- Keywords
- Patello-femoral pain syndrome, pain, strength, Maximum voluntary Isometric contraction (MVIC).
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Majmaah UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Sep 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common young adult female complaints, caused by changes in the patellofemoral joint's physical and biomechanical properties. This study compared the Short-term effects of patellar taping combined with isometric contraction of quadriceps muscle strengthening at 900 or 600 knee angles on quadriceps strength and functional performance in a female patient with patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS)
Detailed description
Quadriceps muscle strength Pain intensity Knee function
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Experimental group Control group
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental(Group A): patellar taping combined with isometric strength training | Experimental | Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training, Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength trainingThe experimental group (Group A): patellar taping with isometric strength training for six weeks. |
| Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training. | Sham comparator | Behavioral: patellar taping combined with isometric strength training, Behavioral: sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength trainingControl group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training for six weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 40 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- knee pain for at least eight weeks that was aggravated by activities such as descending and ascending stairs, squatting, and running.
- knee pain with a positive J sign (lateral tilt of patella)
- more symptomatic and mal align knee included in case of bilateral involvement and a sign of patellar malalignment on the radiograph.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- History of knee fracture
- Patella dislocation
- knee deformity (e.g., genu varum)
- Knee Flexion contracture
- Ligament/meniscal injuries,
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| patellar taping combined with isometric strength trainingpatellar taping combined with isometric strength training | Behavioural | Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training., Experimental(Group A): patellar taping combined with isometric strength training |
| sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength trainingsham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training | Behavioural | Control group (Group B): sham patellar taping combined with isometric strength training., Experimental(Group A): patellar taping combined with isometric strength training |
Primary outcome
Quadriceps muscle strength
Time frame: 6 weeks
Knee extensors (Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction) strength (STN) test at 60, and 90 degrees angles
Pain intensity
Time frame: 6 weeks
investigated for their current intensity of pain on a Visual analogue scale 0 to 10 scale.
Knee function
Time frame: 6 weeks
Knee function will be assessed using the validated Kujala Anterior Knee Pain scale
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Oct 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40376557Hasan S. The effect of patellar taping combined with isometric strength training on pain, muscle strength, and functional performance in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized comparative study. PeerJ. 2025 May 12;13:e19381. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19381. eCollection 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Shahnaz Hasan, PhD principal investigator
Associate Professor, Majmaah University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing patellar taping combined with isometric strength training in people with Patello Femoral Syndrome, run by Majmaah University at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Oct 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Quadriceps muscle strength (time frame: 6 weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05168332, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Oct 2024.