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Knee Stability Training for Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

NCT00078624 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 231

Last updated 2013-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) frequently complain of knee instability. This study will test whether certain exercises can improve knee stability, reduce pain, and improve physical function in people with knee OA.

Study hypotheses: 1) Participants in the stability training group will demonstrate less pain and higher levels of physical function, based on self-report measures of pain and function (WOMAC, Lower Extremity Function Scale), and less time to complete the Get Up and Go test, a physical performance measure of function. 2) During walking and the step down task, participants in the stability training group will demonstrate greater knee motion during weight bearing, greater vertical ground reaction forces and loading rates, and reduced ratios of co-contraction between quadriceps/hamsting and tibialis anterior/gastrocnemius muscle pairs compared to the standard group. Participants in the stability group will also demonstrate greater step lengths, single limb support times, and average walking velocity compared to the standard group.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Traditional exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis

Exercises include stretching, strengthening, and aerobic exercise

OTHER

Knee stability training

The addition of agility and perturbation training techniques to the traditional exercise program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PhD, PT · University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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