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:
2025-12-24 @ 9:22 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:22 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06665204
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Active-duty Service member
* Aged ≥18 years
* Presence of unilateral or bilateral PFP based on the core criterion of peripatellar and/or retropatellar pain with reproduction of PFP by at least one activity that loads the patellofemoral joint during weight bearing on a flexed knee, such as prolonged sitting, kneeling, squatting, hopping, running, stair climbing, patellar palpation
* Available to participate in physical therapy treatment within 6 weeks of initial enrollment
Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of tibiofemoral OA based on imaging evidence in the electronic health records in the past year or self-report
* History of patellar or intra-articular knee trauma (e.g., dislocation/fracture) or surgery
* History of neurodegenerative conditions that may affect movement patterns (e.g., Multiple Sclerosis)
* Meniscal or ligamentous pathologies within the past year based on imaging evidence of acute injury in the electronic health record or self-report
* Quadriceps or patellar tendon injuries within the past year based on imaging evidence of acute injury in the electronic health record or self-report
* Known pregnancy (pregnant females may be eligible for participation after end of pregnancy and medical clearance by a qualified and licensed healthcare provider)
* Receipt of physical therapy care for PFP within the three months prior to enrollment
* Known to be pending medical evaluation board, discharge from the military, scheduled deployment, or litigation for an injury at time of enrollment.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT06665204
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06665204