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IRCT20241004063260N1 IRCT 2024-10-24 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences The effect of adding popliteus muscle dry needling to exercise therapy on the symptoms of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome Investigating the added effects of popliteus muscle dry needling to exercise therapy on knee pain, function and proprioception knee joint in patient with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized clinical trial 2024-11-10 anticipated 36 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/79368 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Using the randomizer software with the help of permutational randomization, 36 numbers are considered for each case and the software defines 9 blocks of 4, Blinding description: The assesor who evaluates the variables is blind to the placement of people in each group. N/A PatelloFemoral Pain Syndrome. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Dry needling of the popliteus muscle with exercise therapy. Intervention 2: Control group: Exercise Therapy. Yes - There is a plan to make this available What will be shared: Information collection form including primary and secondary outcomes, informed consent form and SPSS file When: After the publication of the results of the study To whom: Researchers working in academic and scientific institutions Conditions: Only for recording information in scientific databases Where to obtain: Correspondence with the project manager by email yazdani_far@sums.ac.ir How to obtain: Maximum one month after sending the request by email Comments:
public Farzaneh Yazdani
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Doran Campus, after Amir-al-momenin Burn Accident Hospital, Sadra Town Road
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7198754361 +98 71 3212 2600 yazdani_far@sums.ac.ir Shiraz University of Medical Sciences scientific Farzaneh Yazdani
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Doran Campus, after Amir-al-momenin Burn Accident Hospital, Sadra Town Road
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7198754361 +98 71 3212 2600 yazdani_far@sums.ac.ir Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) People between the ages of 18 and 40 (both gender) Complaints of anterior knee pain in at least 2 cases of daily activities including: prolonged sitting, going up and down stairs, squatting, kneeling, jumping and running Clark's test is positive The duration of the onset of pain is more than a month and the pain is unilateral in front of, around or behind the patella, when the person reports an average pain of 4-7 on a numerical scale in the last week, and if the pain is bilateral, consider the side that has more pain Kujala score level 50-80 with moderate disability 18 years 40 years Both Presence of knee joint injuries such as meniscus tears or knee ligaments and tendons, knee joint arthrosis, dislocation or semi dislocation of the patella History of surgery and trauma in the entire lower limb in the last 6 months Lower limb neurological disorders and neuropathic pain People who have received physical therapy and dry needling for patellofemoral pain in the past 6 months Pain radiating from the lumbar region Contraindications to using dry needling: - Presence of metabolic diseases including diabetes, rheumatic diseases - Local or systemic infection - Local wound in the skin - Pregnancy - Respiratory and cardiovascular problems (peripheral vascular disease, cancer, hepatitis, AIDS and any malignancy) ) - taking immunosuppressive drugs - needle phobia - epilepsy and mental problems - suffering from bleeding diseases and taking anticoagulant drugs M22.2 Patellofemoral disorders Treatment - Other Treatment - Other Intervention group: Dry needling of the popliteus muscle with exercise therapy Control group: Exercise Therapy Function. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention, after the intervention and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Kujala questionnaire. Pain. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the intervention and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Proprioception. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the intervention and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Biodex isokinetic dynamometer device. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Approved 2024-08-28 Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Ethics committee, Research and Technology Vice-Chancellor, 7th floor, central building of Shiraz university of Medical sciences Shiraz Fars Iran (Islamic Republic of)