Status:
COMPLETED
Core Activation and Stabilization for Knee OA
Lead Sponsor:
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Collaborating Sponsors:
Texas Woman's University
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This will be the second investigation by the PI and sub-investigator on this topic, following the promising results of a pilot study on a small sample size (N=5) completed last year. Whether or not co...
Detailed Description
Unpublished pilot data collected by the same PI and sub-investigator shows that volitional activation of the TA during self-selected paced ambulation significantly decreases the time to first peak gro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English-speaking men and women
- 40 years old and older
- any race or ethnic group
- a documented diagnosis from a medical provider (i.e., physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, etc.) of KOA, unilaterally or bilaterally.
- Previous or current physical therapy patients may be included (see exclusion criteria for exceptions).
- Healthy controls will meet the same requirements, but:
- without a medical diagnosis of KOA
- have the ability to ambulate on a level surface without any report of pain in their knees at the time of gait assessment.
Exclusion
- Those with other lower extremity injuries (orthopaedic, cardiovascular, neurologic, etc.) which are currently hindering their ability to ambulate
- those with current complaints of low back pain
- those who have undergone bilateral total knee arthroplasty
- those with concomitant diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
- those persons not able to ambulate independently with or without an assistive device
- those who have received a corticosteroid injection within the past two months
- those who have received a hyaluronic acid injection in the past six months
- those persons currently enrolled in a core training program as part of formal physical therapy or physical fitness.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 8 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 11 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03776981
Start Date
January 8 2019
End Date
December 11 2019
Last Update
February 25 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130