Gait Retraining for Runners With Patellofemoral Pain
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Gait retraining, Education.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Patellofemoral Pain, PFP. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Gait Retraining Intervention for Female Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common overuse injury in runners. Increased patellofemoral joint stress (PFJS) is an important biomechanical factor associated with PFP. Gait retraining, especially cadence modification, may reduce PFJS and improve symptoms, but evidence from randomized controlled trials remains limited. This study investigated whether wearable device-assisted gait retraining was more effective than education alone in reducing pain, improving function, and altering running biomechanics in female runners with PFP.
Interventions
- Behavioral Gait retraining
The intervention is a wearable device-assisted gait retraining program (home) designed specifically for female runners with patellofemoral pain. - Behavioral Education
PFP education, load management strategies, symptom-based training modifications, and strengthening exercises
Primary outcome measures
- Visual Analogue Scale for Pain during running [Time frame: Baseline, Week 6, Week 18]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Visual Analogue Scale for usual pain [Time frame: Baseline, Week 6, Week 18]
- Anterior Knee Pain Scale [Time frame: Baseline, Week 6, Week 18]
- Knee Flexion Angle [Time frame: Baseline, Week 6]
- Ground Reaction Force [Time frame: Baseline, Week 6]
- Visual Analogue Scale for the worst pain [Time frame: Baseline, Week 6, Week 18]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Female, Age 18-45 years
- Unilateral/bilateral anterior knee pain > 4 weeks
- VAS pain ≥ 3/10 during running and ≥ 2 of the following: jumping, squatting, kneeling, stairs, prolonged sitting, or resisted knee extension
- Running ≥ 15 km per week
- Natural rearfoot striker
Exclusion criteria
- Acute trauma, history of patellar dislocation, meniscal/chondral lesions
- Prior knee surgery or injection in past 12 months
- Rheumatologic, neurologic, or degenerative disease
- Pregnancy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
China · 1 center
- Beijing Sport University — Beijing
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07557797 · 277S