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Table 4.

Summary of intervention studies incorporating patellar taping.

Study, Type, Level of Evidence	Intervention	% decrease in pain	Effect Size
Clark et al⁴⁷ RCT (Level 2)^b	Group 1 (n=16): exercise, taping, and education	53	.54
	Group 2 (n=16): exercise and education	61	.49
	Group 3 (n=18): taping and education	31	.32
	Group 4(n=21): education	21	.39
Crossley et al¹² RCT (Level l)^a	Group 1 (n=36): exercise program and patellar taping	77	.81
Crossley et al¹² RCT (Level l)^a	Group 2 (n=35): placebo program (sham US and taping)	44	.53
Whittingham et al⁴⁸ RCT (Level 2)^b	Group l(n=10): patella taping and exercise program	100	.98
	Group 2 (n=10): placebo taping and exercise program	88	.97
	Group 3 (n=10): exercise program	76	.96

RCT = randomized control trial

PFPS = patellofemoral pain syndrome

PT = physical therapy

a = Level 1 (good-quality patient-oriented evidence)

b = Level 2 (limited-quality patient-oriented evidence)