Clinical Trial: Prevalence of Chondromalacia Patella Among Adolescent Dancers - Correlation Between Symptoms and Sonography Findings

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Prevalence of Chondromalacia Patella Among Adolescent Dancers - Correlation Between Symptoms and Sonography Findings

Brief Summary: Comparing the physical and sonographic findings of dancers with Chondromalacia patella to non-dancers athletes.

Detailed Summary:

A cross sectional study in which comparing of dancers to non-dancers athletes will be carried. Specifically, chondromalacia patella will be studied and compared between dancers with and without knee injuries and non-dancers athletes.

Study will include detailed function and pain questionnaires, physical findings and sonographic study of the knee joint.

Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center

Current Primary Outcome:

• Physical evaluation [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]
  Knee range of motion, ligament stability, hypermobility, patella grinding and inhibition test
• US - sonographic study of the knee evaluation patellar, tibial and trochlear [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]
  a sonographic study of the knee evaluating patellar, tibial and trochlear cartilage

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

• Visual Analog Score for pain [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]
  VAS score for pain
• Function questionnaire [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]
  Questionnaire regarding athletic/dancing activities

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Sheba Medical Center

Dates:
Date Received: November 9, 2015
Date Started: January 2016
Date Completion: December 2017
Last Updated: January 21, 2016
Last Verified: January 2016