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Psychologically Informed Education for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

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Led By Mitchell Selhorst, DPT, PHD

Research Sponsored by Nationwide Children's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 1 week, 3 weeks (18-24 days post-evaluation), 6 weeks (39-46 days post-evaluation), and 3 months]

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Study Summary

This trial is studying whether psychological factors affect pain and physical performance in teens with patellofemoral pain. Participants will complete surveys and be assigned to either watch educational videos or a control group. Follow-up surveys will be completed to measure pain, psychological beliefs, and functional ability.

Eligible Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Chronic Knee Pain
Patellofemoral Syndrome

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 1 week, 3 weeks (18-24 days post-evaluation), 6 weeks (39-46 days post-evaluation), and 3 months]

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 1 week, 3 weeks (18-24 days post-evaluation), 6 weeks (39-46 days post-evaluation), and 3 months]

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1 week, 3 weeks (18-24 days post-evaluation), 6 weeks (39-46 days post-evaluation), and 3 months] for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Knee

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Fear-Avoidance Beliefs

Change in Kinesiophobia

Change in Numeric Pain Rating Scale

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Psychologically Informed Video SeriesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This 3 part educational video series will teach participants how the body processes nociception and experiences pain, and pain does not mean tissues are being damaged. Additionally we will use the framework called the "Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation" which advocates for education to address five cognitive dimensions: (1) identity (the effort to evaluate symptoms and label the illness); (2) cause (the subjectively formulated belief of what is causing the symptoms); (3) time-line (the patient's perception of how long the problem will last); (4) consequences (the patient's predictions of how the illness will affect them in different areas of their life); and (5) controllability (the patient's belief regarding their outcome and personal ability to change it); Simple methods of cognitive restructuring; and how to respond to activity-related pain.

Group II: Biomedical Education Video SeriesActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in the control (biomedical education) group will watch a series videos on the iPad equal in length to the psychologically informed video series. The control video will discuss basic anatomy of the knee and provide no psychosocial education or positive reinforcement about their condition, basic strengthening exercises and proper lower extremity mechanics

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Nationwide Children's HospitalLead Sponsor

341 Previous Clinical Trials

5,220,435 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

153 Patients Enrolled for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Mitchell Selhorst, DPT, PHDPrincipal Investigator - Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who would be a good candidate to enroll in this research project?

"The target population for this study are adolescents aged 12 to 18 who suffer from patellofemoral pain. Key inclusion criteria are as follows: the candidate must have pain around or behind the kneecap which is made worse by at least one activity that puts weight on the knee when it is bent (for example, squatting, going up and down stairs, jogging/running, or hopping/jumping)."

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