Neuromuscular Control in Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT ID: NCT02314715

Last Updated: 2015-03-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 95 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2015-02-28

Brief Summary

Arthritis is one of the most prevailing causes of disability with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) the most common form. The lifetime risk of developing symptomatic KOA by the age of 85 years is 44.7%, where females are at a greater risk (1.8 times) than male counter parts. KOA is the leading cause of limitations in activities of daily living such as walking and climbing stairs particularly in the elderly. This is primarily due to pain and instability of the joint resulting in buckling of knees caused by muscle weakness, joint stiffness and damage. Patients with KOA have larger variations in muscle strength and are unable to maintain a target force combined with impaired ability to perceive joint movement and positioning suggests impaired neuromuscular control (NC) may influence KOA. NC refers to the nervous system's control over muscle activation contributing to task performance. This study aims to establish the role of loss of NC in biomechanical determinants and health outcomes of KOA.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Knee

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Knee Osteoarthritis

Participants with diagnosed knee osteoarthritis

No interventions assigned to this group

Controls

Participants without knee osteoarthritis

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Knee osteoarthritis participants only:

• Knee Osteoarthritis confirmed by a physician using the American College of Rheumatology (ACR 1986) Criteria
• Have unilateral or bilateral knee osteoarthritis
• Aged 40 years or over.

Healthy control participants only:

• Have no history of unilateral/bilateral knee osteoarthritis
• Had no current chronic/stable knee pain in the past 3 months
• Aged 40 years or over.

Exclusion Criteria

All participants are excluded if they:

• Have neuromuscular skeletal injury/illness (e.g.Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy)
• Have had knee surgery, knee arthroplastic surgery and arthroscopic debridement or corrective surgery for knee osteoarthritis in the past 12 months
• Have had corticosteroid injections to or around the knee in the past 3 months.
• Have unstable heart disease
• Previously had a stroke
• Have insulin-dependent diabetes
• Have osteoporosis
• Have a history of falls and other motor deficits
• Are unable to walk up and down stairs
• Are unable to rise from a chair without the aid of another person
• Have an unstable medication schedule and medication that causes dizziness
• Have Dementia/Alzheimer's/ an inability to comprehend, follow instructions and give informed consent
• Have an inability to lie flat for 60 minutes Have mental in their body.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Martijn Steultjens

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Martijn Steultjens

Professor of Musculoskeletal Health

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Stephanie L Smith, MRes

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Glasgow Caledonian University

Locations

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

References

Smith SL, Allan R, Marreiros SP, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM. Muscle Co-Activation Across Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 May;71(5):651-660. doi: 10.1002/acr.23688.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 29953745 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

GCU_MSK_SS_001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id