Effects of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation and Muscle Energy Technique in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05971966
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effects of Virtual reality rehabilitation and muscle energy techniques in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome for reducing pain, enhancing knee range of motion and improve functional activities.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation and Muscle Energy Technique in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Knee Pain Chronic
- Interventions
- Other: Virtual Reality technique
- Other: Muscle energy technique
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Start date
- 2023-08-30
- Primary completion
- 2024-03-28
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 40 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age group 18-40 * Both males and females * Retropatellar or anterior knee pain for atleast past 3 months * Having knee pain in atleast 2 activities among stair ascent and descent,squatting over 90 degrees, running,jumping,kneeling and prolong sitting with knees flexed. * Experience pain in one of the following knee tests; a) pain on patellar grinding test, b) pain on apprehension test, c) pain during resisted extension of the knee during 90 degree flexion Exclusion Criteria: * Cervical radiculopathy * Neurological disorder * Pregnancy * Rheumatoid arthritis * Hip or ankle injuries * Patellar instabilities * Meniscal or ligament tear * Who have visual or auditory problems * With cognitive issues * Previous surgery related to lower limbs/ radiculopathy * having received knee injections of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid * knee osteoarthritis * drug use that affects the balance during the past 72 h.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05971966