Gait Modification Treatments for Knee Pathology

NCT ID: NCT03116230

Last Updated: 2021-08-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-15

Study Completion Date

2019-01-22

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is complete a longitudinal cross-over clinical study to investigate the effect of treatments for knee pathology, including cutaneous stimulation (skin vibration and soft knee brace), on locomotion tasks (i.e. walking, jogging, stair ascending and descending), muscle function, and pain/function.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Knee Injuries Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants will be told only that we are comparing two types of treatment for their knee pain.

Study Groups

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Experimental Treatment A then B

Subjects will receive two treatments: (1) a non-invasive external Cutaneous Stimulation device placed on the leg of the subject consisting of a sensing module to determine specific points in the gait cycle, a processor to analyze signal from the sensor, and a stimulus module to provide feedback (vibration) to the subject and (2) a commercially-available knee sleeve, separated by a washout period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cutaneous Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

A non-invasive external device that will be placed on the leg of the subject. The device consists of a sensing module to determine specific points in the gait cycle, a processor to analyze signal from the sensor, and a stimulus module to provide feedback to the subject.

Knee Sleeve

Intervention Type DEVICE

Commercially-available knee sleeve.

Experimental Treatment B then A

Subjects will receive two treatments: (1) a commercially-available knee sleeve and (2) a non-invasive external Cutaneous Stimulation device placed on the leg of the subject consisting of a sensing module to determine specific points in the gait cycle, a processor to analyze signal from the sensor, and a stimulus module to provide feedback (vibration) to the subject, separated by a washout period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cutaneous Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

A non-invasive external device that will be placed on the leg of the subject. The device consists of a sensing module to determine specific points in the gait cycle, a processor to analyze signal from the sensor, and a stimulus module to provide feedback to the subject.

Knee Sleeve

Intervention Type DEVICE

Commercially-available knee sleeve.

Interventions

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Cutaneous Stimulation

A non-invasive external device that will be placed on the leg of the subject. The device consists of a sensing module to determine specific points in the gait cycle, a processor to analyze signal from the sensor, and a stimulus module to provide feedback to the subject.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Knee Sleeve

Commercially-available knee sleeve.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-80
* Ambulatory
* Symptomatic knee pain ≥ 3/10 on most of the past 30 days
* Prior ACL injury/surgery, meniscus injury/surgery, and/or physician-diagnosed medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KL grade 1-3)
* Agreement and ability to use provided interventions during the study period (suggested cumulative wear time during walking of 1-2 hr/day)
* Committed to not starting any new therapies for knee condition during the trial, other than rescue pain medication.

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of walking aid (e.g. cane, crutch, walker, or wheelchair)
* BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2
* Injection in the affected knee during the previous three months
* Known neuropathy due to diabetes or other causes
* Inability to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thomas Peter Andriacchi

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas Andriacchi, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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40688

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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