Patellofemoral pain syndrome: long-term outcomes (PEX-study)
Titel onderzoek Nederlands
Patellofemoral pain syndrome: long-term outcomes (PEX-study)
Titel onderzoek Engels
Patellofemoral pain syndrome: long term follow-up outcomes of a randomized controlled trial
Onderzoeksvraag
1. To investigate the percentage of patients with persistent complaints and/or radiological abnormalities after 5 years follow-up after the first visit to the general practitioner or sport physician.2. To investigate the long term effectiveness of supervised exercise compared to usual care at long-term follow-up.3. To investigate possible prognostic factors associated with persistent complaints after 5 years of follow-up.
Onderzoeksinstituut
Erasmus MCSamenvatting van het onderzoek
The study concerns a long-term follow-up of 131 patients who participated in the Pex-study. This was a RCT investigating the effectiveness of supervised exercise therapy in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Data that will be collected after 5 years of follow-up include a questionnaire, a physical examination and X-rays of the knee.
Startdatum onderzoek
Type onderzoek
Prognostisch
Aard van het onderzoek
Medisch inhoudelijk
Design van het onderzoek
Randomized (controlled) trial
Links
Onderzoeker
Nienke Lankhorst
Contactpersoon
Marienke van MiddelkoopVoortgang
Afgerond onderzoek
Bekostiging
Derde geldstroom; via publiemelijke of private bronnen. Zoals collectebusfondsen en gelden van de Europese Unie
Samenwerking(en) met andere afdelingen of instituten
Andere klinische afdeling, eigen organisatie