Knee pain study aims to uncover hidden movement clues
NCT ID NCT05441332
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at 45 people with patellofemoral pain syndrome (pain around the kneecap) to see if different types of the condition have unique movement problems. Participants had X-rays and walking tests to measure how their knees move. The goal was to better understand the condition and possibly improve future treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors tailor treatments for different types of patellofemoral pain syndrome based on movement patterns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 45 participants. It does not test any treatment, so it cannot directly lead to new therapies.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 70 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: * Medical diagnosis of SDFP : * Anterior pain of the knee, mechanical, in front of and around the patella noted at more than 3/10 on a simple numerical scale (ligament or meniscal damage, synovial plicae, tendinopathies, apophysitis, neuromas, and osteoarthritis FT are differential diagnoses), * Pain during any of the following activities: Going up / down stairs, squats, jumps, jogging, sitting, crouching. * Duration of knee anterior pain greater than 1 month * Affiliation to a social insurance * Signature of the consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological disorders affecting the lower extremities * Radiographic FT osteoarthritis * History of surgery or trauma to the lower limb less than 1 year old * Intra-articular knee infiltration ≤ 2 months * Cognitive or behavioral problems making it impossible to assess * Participates in intervention research or is in the exclusion period following a previous research, if applicable * Unable to speak, read and write French * Patients under guardianship or curatorship, * Patients receiving AME (French State Medical aid)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Rééducation et de Réadaptation de l'Appareil Locomoteur et des Pathologies du Rachis - Hôpital Cochin
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
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