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Improving Walking in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT00583245 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2017-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for a significant proportion of mobility limitations and is one of the most disabling problems facing the growing population of older adults. The long-term objective of this research is to reduce disablement of older adults with symptomatic knee OA. The principle of specificity of training indicates that exercises that closely approximate the goal functional activity are most effective in improving physical performance during that activity. Based on this principle, the specific aim of this pilot study is to design a patient-specific gait training intervention using analysis of compensatory joint moments and energy expenditure. Successful completion will inform rehabilitation for maintaining or improving mobility as well as explore the mechanism of effect.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Gait Training

Gait training with physical therapist 2/week for 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Iowa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neil Segal, MD · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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