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<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


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<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
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<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20230615058490N2</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2023-07-05</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Government College University Faisalabad</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>EFFECTS OF HIP AND KNEE MUSCLES STRENGTHENING IN IMPROVING PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS IN SEDENTARY FEMALES WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>EFFECTS OF HIP AND KNEE MUSCLES STRENGTHENING IN IMPROVING PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS IN SEDENTARY FEMALES WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME: A Randomized Clinical Trial</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2023-07-07</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>40</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/70705</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Other, Purpose: Health service research, Randomization description: Participant will be screened according to inclusion criteria after that she will asked to choose one piece of paper on which group A or B will be mentioned.The Participant will not known which treatment protocol she will receive, Blinding description: Each participants will be asked to select one piece of paper on which group A or B will be mentioned. The Participant will not known which treatment protocol she will receive.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Patellofemoral pain syndrome.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group A: This group will receive Stretching exercise for hip and knee muscles. Each individual will receive two session per week for 2 weeks. Each session will consist of ten repetitions. Intervention 2: Intervention group B: This group will receive Strengthening exercise for hip and knee muscles. Each individual will receive two session per week for 2 weeks. Each session will consist of ten repetitions.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no further information</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Iqra Tahir</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Dhobi ghat</address>
        <city>Faisalabad</city>
        <country1>Pakistan</country1>
        <zip>38000</zip>
        <telephone>+92 302 7150546</telephone>
        <email>iqratahir741@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Government College University Faisalabad</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Iqra Tahir</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Dhobi ghat</address>
        <city>Faisalabad</city>
        <country1>Pakistan</country1>
        <zip>38000</zip>
        <telephone>+92 302 7150546</telephone>
        <email>iqratahir741@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Government College University Faisalabad</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Pakistan</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Sedentary females of 21-50 year of age
Diagnosed by orthopedic surgeon through X-rays and physical examination.
Unilateral anterior knee pain from atleast past 3-months•
Pain in 2 or more daily activities (ascending and descending stairs,kneeling, long sitting, and pain on palpation of the medial and/or lateral facet of the patella).</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>21 years</agemin>
      <agemax>50 years</agemax>
      <gender>Female</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Male gender
Pregnancy
Bilateral anterior pain syndrome•	Chondromalacia patellae•	Any neurological disorders
Hip or ankle injuries or previous lower extremity surgery in past 6-month
Low back pain or sacroiliac joint pain
Rheumatoid arthritis, previously used corticosteroids
Osteoarthritis, patellar instability, tendinopathies, meniscal or ligament tear and epiphysitis
Red flag sign (uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes and unresolved pyrexia).</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>M22.2</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>arthropathies</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group A: This group will receive Stretching exercise for hip and knee muscles. Each individual will receive two session per week for 2 weeks. Each session will consist of ten repetitions.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group B: This group will receive Strengthening exercise for hip and knee muscles. Each individual will receive two session per week for 2 weeks. Each session will consist of ten repetitions.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Patellofemoral pain. Timepoint: Pain is measured 2 times. One before apply any technique and one after 4 sessions. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Functional Status. Timepoint: Functional status assessed 2 times one time before apply any technique and second time after 4 sessions. Method of measurement: Lower extremity functional scale.</sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>All financial expenses will bore by myself</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2023-04-04</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of Government college University Faisalabad</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Dhobi ghat Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
