Can AI design better knee pain exercises?
NCT ID NCT07405034
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence-driven exercise program can reduce pain and improve knee function better than conventional exercises in people with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Forty adults aged 18 to 40 with knee pain lasting at least three months will be randomly assigned to either AI-designed or standard exercises for six weeks. Researchers will measure pain, knee angle, and function before and after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-driven exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI-designed exercises are more effective than standard therapy for reducing knee pain and improving function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The AI program is not yet proven, and benefits may be similar to conventional therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Their ages range from 18- 40 years old, including both genders (male \& female). * Their BMI will be ≤ 29 kg/m2. * A traumatic knee pain persisting for at least three months. Exclusion Criteria: * Any congenital deformity of the lower limb, * Any recent injuries and surgeries * severe foot deformities such as hallux valgus and claw toe * Neuromuscular and neurological disorders.- history of patellofemoral dislocation, subluxation .
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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the out-patient clinic faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University,
Cairo, The Capital, Egypt
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the out-patient clinic faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University,
Cairo, Egypt
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