Treatment for Osgood Schlatter Patients With a Physiotherapy Program

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland36 enrolled

Overview

This study is to compare the effect of a physiotherapy program to usual care treatment in patients with Osgood Schlatter disease (OSD). Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups. Group 1 will receive the physiotherapy program with myofascial massage, while group 2 (usual care group USC) will receive usual care treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Interventions

physiotherapy programOTHER

physiotherapy program with Myofascial Release Massage, stretching, strengthening. 2 sessions per week (duration 30 minutes per session) for 8 weeks, supervised by a physiotherapist; complemented by a home training program.

usual care treatmentOTHER

stretching,strengthening; 2 sessions per week (duration 30 minutes per session) for 8 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Uni- or bilateral OSD * ability to follow instructions * sufficient knowledge of German * availability: can participate in two exercise sessions per week for a period of 8 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * any history of knee surgery * medication intake affecting the knee * unstable fractures * neurological disorders * systematic diseases * already in physiotherapeutic treatment because of the knee * not possible to do any physiotherapy sessions at the Universitäts-Kinderspital Basel (UKBB)

Locations (1)

Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty University of Basel

Basel, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change in Knee and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Children (KOOS-Child-Questionnaire Score)

KOOS-Child is a patient-reported outcome measure employing five-item Likert scales. KOOS-Child covers 5 dimensions (subscales): Pain, Symptoms (titled "Knee problems" in the KOOS-Child), Difficulty during daily activities (ADL), Function in sport and play (Sports/Play) and knee-related Quality of Life (QOL). 0-100 scale, with zero representing extreme knee problems and 100 representing no knee problems

Time frame: at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Knee pain assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a scale used to determine the pain intensity experienced by individuals. It consists of a line, 10 cm in length, with the left side signifying no pain and the right side signifying the worst pain ever.

Time frame: at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

Change in Range of motion (ROM) of knee

Range of motion is typically measured using a goniometer. Normal ROM at the knee is considered to be 0 degrees of extension (completely straight knee joint) to 135 degrees of flexion (fully bent knee joint).

Time frame: at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

Change in Y Balance Test (Lower Quarter)

The Y-Balance Test is a dynamic test performed in a single-leg stance that requires strength, flexibility, core control and proprioception. The goal of this test is to maintain single-leg balance on one leg while reaching as far as possible with the contralateral leg in three different directions. The three movement directions are anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral, performed on each leg. Each test is repeated three times, and the maximum reach in each direction is recorded.

Time frame: at baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

Time of return to sport activity (in days)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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