[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"pfps\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:pfps":15},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,3,0,[8,54,81],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":15,"eligibilityCriteria":16,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":17,"minAge":18,"maxAge":19,"enrollmentInfo":20,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":24,"briefSummary":26,"conditions":27,"keywords":34,"overallStatus":41,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":42,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":43,"startDateStruct":46,"completionDateStruct":48,"leadSponsor":50,"locationsCount":53},"100644562","effects-of-kinesio-taping-versus-mcconnell-taping-on-clinical-outcomes-in-patients-with-patellofemoral-pain-syndrome-100644562",false,"NCT07671482","Effects of Kinesio Taping Versus McConnell Taping on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.","Effects of Kinesio Taping Versus McConnell Taping on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Clinical Trial.","PFPS","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Anterior or retropatellar pain for a minimum of 3 months during functional activities.\n* 18-50 years of age.\n* Minimum pain of 3\u002F10 on the VAS score.\n* No LL physical therapy in the past 3 months.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Meniscal or ligamentous injury\n* Neurological or systemic conditions affecting proprioception, coordination and balance.\n* Spinal referred pain or rheumatoid arthritis.\n* Hip and ankle disorders.","ALL","18 Years","50 Years",{"count":21,"type":22},80,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[25],"NA","The primary goal of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to evaluate whether Kinesio Taping versus McConnell Taping, when integrated into a standardized hip-knee strengthening and neuromuscular control program, produces significant effects in individuals aged 18-50 with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).\n\nThe main question it aims to answer is: Does Kinesio Taping compared with McConnell Taping when both combined with a standardized hip-knee exercise program, produce different effects on quadriceps neuromuscular activation (VMO-VL sEMG), pain, functional knee pain, and dynamic knee valgus over a 6 week period intervention?\n\nParticipants will be divided into three groups for comparison: the control group will receive a structured hip-knee physical therapy exercise program without any taping intervention, Kinesio Taping group with a standardized exercise program, and a McConnell Taping group with a standardized exercise program.",[28,29,15,30,31,32,33],"Patello Femoral Pain Syndrome","Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome","Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome","Patellofemoral Disorder","Patellofemoral Pain, PFP","Patellofemoral Pain (PFPS)",[35,36,37,38,39,30,40],"Electromyography","EMG","Kinesio Taping","McConnell Taping","Exercise Therapy","Single-Leg Squat","RECRUITING","2026-06-25",{"date":44,"type":45},"2026-06-26","ACTUAL",{"date":47,"type":22},"2026-06",{"date":49,"type":22},"2026-10",{"name":51,"class":52},"Cairo University","OTHER",1,{"id":55,"slug":56,"hasResults":11,"nctId":57,"briefTitle":58,"officialTitle":59,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":60,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":17,"minAge":18,"maxAge":61,"enrollmentInfo":62,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":64,"briefSummary":65,"conditions":66,"keywords":67,"overallStatus":71,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":72,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":73,"startDateStruct":75,"completionDateStruct":77,"leadSponsor":79,"locationsCount":4},"100634842","digital-health-for-patellofemoral-pain-100634842","NCT07544940","Digital Health for Patellofemoral Pain","Digital Health-Based Rehabilitation for Participants With Patellofemoral Pain","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age 18-45 years\n* Clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain\n* Symptoms for at least 3 months\n* Anterior or retropatellar knee pain provoked by at least two aggravating activities such as stair ambulation, squatting, running, jumping, or prolonged sitting\n* Baseline pain intensity of at least 3\u002F10 on the Numeric Rating Pain Scale\n* Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Previous knee surgery\n* Patellar dislocation or obvious instability\n* Ligament injury, clinically important meniscal injury, moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis, or other major structural knee pathology\n* Major hip, ankle, or lumbar disorders substantially affecting lower-limb function\n* Neurological disorders affecting movement or balance\n* Pregnancy\n* Structured PFP rehabilitation within the previous 3 months\n* Any other condition deemed unsuitable by the investigators","45 Years",{"count":63,"type":22},40,[25],"This randomized controlled superiority trial will compare a 6-week digital health rehabilitation program with a 6-week self-guided exercise program in adults with patellofemoral pain. Assessments will be performed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks. The primary outcome will be change in AKPS from baseline to 6 weeks. Secondary outcomes will include pain intensity, self-reported function, psychological outcomes, quality of life, muscle strength, adherence, and adverse events.",[15],[68,69,70],"PFP","rehabilitation","digital health","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-04-16",{"date":74,"type":45},"2026-04-22",{"date":76,"type":22},"2026-05-15",{"date":78,"type":22},"2027-05-15",{"name":80,"class":52},"Chengdu Sport University",{"id":82,"slug":83,"hasResults":11,"nctId":84,"briefTitle":85,"officialTitle":85,"acronym":86,"eligibilityCriteria":87,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":17,"minAge":18,"maxAge":88,"enrollmentInfo":89,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":23,"phases":91,"briefSummary":92,"conditions":93,"keywords":98,"overallStatus":71,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":100,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":101,"startDateStruct":103,"completionDateStruct":105,"leadSponsor":107,"locationsCount":53},"100559563","effect-of-adding-blood-flow-restriction-to-strengthening-exercise-in-patients-with-patellofemoral-pain-syndrome-100559563","NCT06565754","Effect of Adding Blood Flow Restriction to Strengthening Exercise in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome","BFR","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patient referred from Orthopedic surgeon with diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome PFPS.\n* Both genders.\n* BMI ranges from 18.5 to 29.9.\n* Age ranges between 18 and 40 years experienced non-traumatic PFPS onset of anterior knee pain for greater than 2 weeks.\n* Pain with any two activities, including running, jumping, squatting, kneeling, stair ascent\u002Fdescent or prolonged sitting.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Coexisting pathology around the knee, including patellar subluxation or dislocation.\n* Other sources of anterior knee pain (bursa, fat pad).\n* Previous knee surgery.\n* Suspicion of patellar tendinopathy, with strong consideration of pain localised to the patellar tendon.\n* Any cardiovascular disease.\n* Uncontrolled hypertension.\n* Any lower limb trauma.\n* Hip and ankle pathology.\n* BMI more than 30%.\n* Pregnancy.","35 Years",{"count":90,"type":22},50,[25],"To study the effect of adding BFRT to strengthening exercises and compare it with strengthening exercises alone in improving, muscular strength, pain, function, joint position sense, and dynamic balance test (star excursion test). in patients with PFPS.",[86,15,94,95,96,97],"Strengthening Exercises","Quadriceps Strength","Dynamic Balance","Joint Position Sense",[15,30,99,94,96],"Blood Flow Restriction Training","2024-08-20",{"date":102,"type":45},"2024-08-22",{"date":104,"type":22},"2024-09-01",{"date":106,"type":22},"2026-04-01",{"name":51,"class":52}]