Status:
COMPLETED
Telerehabilitation Gait Modification
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Excessive knee joint loads during walking can contribute to knee osteoarthritis progression. Changing the rotation of the foot (in-toeing or out-toeing) while walking can lower knee joint loads and im...
Detailed Description
Loads on the knee joint during walking are related to worsening of knee osteoarthritis. Changing walking motions to lower these knee joint loads is an emerging management strategy for knee osteoarthri...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 50 years of age or older
- Exhibit signs of tibiofemoral osteoarthritis based on a score of ≥2 on the Kellgren and Lawrence grading scale predominantly in the medial compartment.
- Self-reported knee pain ≥ 3 / 10 on a numerical rating scale of pain (NRS; 0 = "no pain" and 10 = "worst pain imaginable") during most days of the previous month
- Comfortable walking intermittently for 30 minutes
- Fit into the available sizes of sensor shoes (between US women's 5 to men's 13)
- Exhibits ≥2% reduction in knee adduction moment impulse at 10 degrees of change in toe-in or toe-out during the screening appointment.
Exclusion
- Any knee surgery or intraarticular injections within the past 6 months
- A history of joint replacement surgery or high tibial osteotomy
- Current or recent (within 6 weeks) corticosteroid injections
- Use of a gait aid
- Currently on a wait list for joint replacement surgery or high tibial osteotomy
- Any inflammatory arthritic condition
- Any other conditions that may affect normal gait or participation in an aerobic exercise program
- Cannot attend all required appointments
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 20 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04683913
Start Date
January 1 2021
End Date
May 20 2022
Last Update
December 4 2024
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Motion Analysis and Biofeedback Laboratory
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z3