Payment Amount: $25.00
Study Title: Physical Activity and Joint Loading in Males with Kneecap Pain
Purpose: To evaluate physical activity levels and knee joint loading during walking and jogging
Participant Restrictions: To participate in the study as individuals with kneecap pain, participants must
(1) be between 18 and 35 years old
(2) have kneecap pain over 3 months
(3) have worst kneecap pain greater than 3/10 in the past week
You will not be able to participate in this study if you: 1) had surgery to your low back or lower extremity, 2) suffered another injury (besides the kneecap pain) to the low back or lower extremity in the past 6 months, 3) had a previous injury to your meniscus, 4) had your kneecap dislocate (move out of place and stay out), or 5) have a history of any neurological disease.
Measurements: You will complete questionnaires about your knee pain and knee function. You will then be provided with an activity monitor and diary. A physical activity monitor will be worn for 1-week on your wrist. Pain, mood, sleep quality, and self-reported questionnaires will be measured. You will then visit our lab (Gampel Pavilion, 2098 Hillside Rd, Storrs, CT: Room 104) to return the activity monitor and diary and perform some walking and jogging sessions in the lab.
Preparation:
(1) Physical Activity Part – Nothing to prepare, you can wear the activity monitor (i.e., watch) and do activities as usual for 1-week.
(2) Walking/Jogging Part – Participants should be wearing proper footwear for walking/running (preferably running shoes or sneakers if possible). Participants have the option of supplying their own spandex tops and shorts for the data collection. For the sake of the data collection, these tops and shorts should be as tight as possible, allowing the motion capture markers to be placed as close to the proper landmarks as possible. Participants that come without spandex tops, and/or shorts, will be supplied a clean set from lab staff for the duration of the data collection. Participants have two options for prepping their legs for EMG attachment. The first is to shave their own legs completely within a few days of the data collection. The second is to have only the areas where EMG electrodes will be placed shaven by the lab staff on the day of the data collection.
This study was approved by the UConn IRB, Protocol #H20-0145.
For more information, contact: Sungwan Kim at sungwan.kim@uconn.edu