NCT05471089

Long-term Effects of the Addition of Diathermy by Emission of Radiofrequency to Therapeutic Exercise in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Patients

Completed NA Last updated 13 February 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Diathermy by emission of Radiofrequency in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in 86 participants. Completed in 10 February 2023.

Timeline

26 July 2022

Primary endpoint
10 February 2023

10 February 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Jaén
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	86
Start date	26 July 2022
Primary completion	10 February 2023
Estimated completion	10 February 2023
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• Diathermy by emission of Radiofrequency
• Therapeutic exercise

Conditions studied

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome — all drugs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome →
• Patellofemoral Pain — all drugs for Patellofemoral Pain →
• Patello Femoral Syndrome — all drugs for Patello Femoral Syndrome →

Sponsor

University of Jaén

Who can join

Adults 30 to 50, any sex, with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Patellofemoral Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Introduction: the management of Patellofemoral Pain (PFP) is focused on therapeutic exercise (TE) to improve muscle strength and motor control. Recent studies suggest that the addition of radiofrequency diathermy (RFD) obtain greater short-term improvements in knee pain than TE alone. As there is no follow up data, the aim of this research is to assess the long-term effects of adding RFD to TE on pain, function and quality of life on PFP patients.

Methods: a single-blind randomized controlled trial will be conducted. Participants diagnosed of PFP will be allocated in either a TE group or a RFD+TE one. Sociodemographic data, knee pain, and lower limb function will be collected. Each group will performed 20 min of daily knee and hip supervised TE along three weeks with the addition of ten sessions of RFD for the RFD+TE group.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Non-Invasive Radiofrequency Diathermy Neuromodulation Added to Supervised Therapeutic Exercise in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial with Six Months of Follow-Up.
   Albornoz-Cabello M, Ibáñez-Vera AJ, Barrios-Quinta CJ, Espejo-Antúnez L, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 38672204 · DOI 10.3390/biomedicines12040850