Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:12 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:12 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06086860
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients of both genders.
* Individuals aged 20-45 years with a clinical diagnosis of Runner's Knee.
* Participants experiencing retropatellar or anterior knee pain during at least two activities such as ascending and descending stairs, squatting, kneeling, or prolonged sitting, jumping or running.
* Pain scoring rate on numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) ≥ 3 during at least two activities.
* Duration lasting longer than two months.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a history of meniscus tears, bursitis, patellar tendon injury, ligamentous injury, joint degeneration, patellofemoral dislocation and / or recurrent subluxation.
* Participants with a history of arthritis.
* Individuals with a history of lower extremity surgery.
* Patients having knee pain referred from hip, lumbar spine and ankle joints.
* Any systemic disease and/or connective tissue disorders, or lumbosacral nerve root compression.
* Patients taking any pain medications.
* Individuals who previously received acupuncture therapy, injection, or dry needling technique for knee extensor muscle in last six months.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
45 Years
Study:
NCT06086860
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06086860