Digital Health App for Knee Pain Around the Kneecap
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a digital health app (likely on your phone or computer) to help manage patellofemoral pain—pain around or behind the kneecap that gets worse with activities like stairs, squatting, or running. The trial aims to see if this app-based approach can reduce your pain and improve how your knee feels during daily activities.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 45 years old
- You have been diagnosed with patellofemoral pain (pain around or behind the kneecap)
- Your knee pain has lasted at least 3 months
- Your pain gets worse with at least two activities like stairs, squatting, running, jumping, or sitting for long periods
- Your baseline pain is at least 3 out of 10 on a pain scale
- You have not had knee surgery, patellar dislocation, ligament injury, or severe knee damage
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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