Surgery and Exercise Versus Exercise Only for Chronic Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT06227806
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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 goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare a tuberositas transposition (TTT) surgery with a home exercise program (HEP) in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). The study aims to evaluate the efficiency of TTT in conjunction with a HEP compared to a HEP alone in patients with chronic PFPS. Participants will randomly be allocated to the surgery or HEP group. Researchers will compare the surgery and HEP groups to see if activity-related pain and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are different.
Study details
- Official title
- Surgery and Exercise Versus Exercise Only for Chronic Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: a Randomised Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Tibial Tubercle Transfer
- Home Exercise Program
- Interventions
- Procedure: Tibial Tubercle Transfer
- Procedure: Home Exercise Program
- Sponsor
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital
- Start date
- 2023-10-12
- Primary completion
- 2025-10-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 35 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Characteristic history of PFPS (patellofemoral pain during knee loading physical activity, such as jumping, running, squatting); * Symptoms lasting at least 12 months; * Tibial tubercle trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance of 15mm or more on CT or MRI; * Patellofemoral pain during daily life activities, such as: standing for an extended period, walking, or walking upstairs or downstairs Exclusion Criteria: * Previous knee surgery; * Reported knee ligamentous or meniscal injuries; * Disabling general illness; * A history of patellar dislocation; however, subjects with patellar subluxation are included in the study; * Other knee problems than PFPS diagnosed clinically (such as jumper's knee); * Other knee problems than PFPS diagnosed radiographically (such as osteochondritis - dissecans); * Patients who cannot undergo surgery; * Pregnancy; * Patients with inability to complete follow-up or with limited understanding of the Dutch language
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06227806