Improving Walking in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for a significant proportion of mobility limitations and is one of the most disabling problems facing the growing population of older adults. The long-term objective of this research is to reduce disablement of older adults with symptomatic knee OA. The principle of specificity of training indicates that exercises that closely approximate the goal functional activity are most effective in improving physical performance during that activity. Based on this principle, the specific aim of this pilot study is to design a patient-specific gait training intervention using analysis of compensatory joint moments and energy expenditure. Successful completion will inform rehabilitation for maintaining or improving mobility as well as explore the mechanism of effect.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Gait training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Gait Training

Intervention Type OTHER

Gait training with physical therapist 2/week for 3 months

Interventions

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Gait Training

Gait training with physical therapist 2/week for 3 months

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (knee osteoarthritis diagnosed by x-ray and frequent knee symptoms)
* Age 60 or older

Exclusion Criteria

* acute or terminal illness
* unstable cardiovascular condition or other medical conditions that may impair ability to participate such as pulmonary disease requiring the use of supplemental oxygen, neurological disease that affects gait, or lower limb musculoskeletal surgery in the past 6 months.
* Bilateral knee replacement

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No