Clinical trial NCT07004881: Comparison Between the Effects of Mulligan and Maitland Mobilization on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Official title: Comparison Between the Effects of Mulligan and Maitland Mobilization on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Lead sponsor: Foundation University Islamabad
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-04
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized Control Trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study is a randomised control trial and the purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the "Effects of Maitland mobilizations and Mulligan Mobilization With Movement (MWM) in patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Detailed description: This study is a randomised control trial just used to investigate and compare the effects of maitland mobilizations and Mulligan's Mobilization With Movement ; with respect to:

1. Pain
2. Range of motion and
3. Function in patients with Patellofemoral pain syndrome All males and females with ages of 18 to 40 years having the Patellofemoral pain syndrome can be included in this study.

A total number of 40 participants are equally and randomly divided into two groups i.e. group A and group B. Group A recieves the Mulligan Mobilization With Movement (MWM) and group B receives the Maitland's Patellar mobilizations.

Outcomes are recorded at 0 weeks and at end of 2 weeks. Outcome measure used for pain is Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), for knee ROM is goniometery and for knee function is Lower Extremity Function Scale (LEFS).

Pre and post intervention reading of all 3 measures will then be compared and data will be analysed

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Referred patients from rehabilitation, orthopedic and rheumatology department
* Both males and females of age 18-40 years
* Having pain from at least 2 months.
* Pain score ≥ 3 on NPRS.
* Pain on palpation of medial or lateral Patellar facet. (12, 13)
* Retro patellar pain in at least two of the following activities:
* Ascending , descending stairs
* Hopping / jumping
* prolonged sitting with flexed knees
* kneeling and squatting
* Patellar tilt test

  * EXCLUSION CRIETERIA:
* Positive tests/findings on physical examination for knee menisci, ligaments and bursa.
* Chondromalacia patellae
* Individuals with Instability of tibiofemoral joint
* lower extremity surgery
* Rheumatoid arthritis, other connective tissue disorders and congenital deformities.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Patellofemoral Pain
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Range of Motion
timeFrame: Variable will be assessed at before and after treatment for the total interval of 2 weeks.
measure: Lower Extremity Function
timeFrame: Variable will be assessed at before and after treatment for the total interval of 2 weeks.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Foundation University College of Physical Therapy
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