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Effects of Foot Center of Pressure Manipulation on Hip Osteoarthritis Patients During Gait

NCT01450254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2015-07-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to:

1. Analyze the short-term effects of external center of pressure manipulation of the foot in idiopathic hip osteoarthritis patients during gait on:

1. Gait parameters (spatiotemporal, kinematic, and kinetic)
2. Muscle activation patterns of the lower limbs and back
2. Analyze the long-term effects (during the period of one year) of external center of pressure manipulation of the foot in idiopathic hip osteoarthritis patients during gait on:

1. Gait parameters (spatiotemporal, kinematic, and kinetic)
2. Motor learning and muscle activation patterns
3. Energy consumption
4. Pain, physical function, and quality of life

The hypotheses of the study, in reference to the aforementioned study objectives are:

1. Changes in foot center of pressure will have an immediate effect on gait parameters and muscle activation patterns of the lower limbs and back.
2. Long-term manipulation of foot center of pressure, as a result of a year-long rehabilitation program using the AposTherapy Biomechanical System, will result in improvement in gait parameters, changes in muscle activation patterns as a result of new motor learning, improvement in energy consumption, decrease in pain, improvement in physical function, and improvement in quality of life.

Conditions

  • Hip Osteoarthritis

Interventions

DEVICE

AposTherapy Biomechanical System

The system is a rehabilitation program implementing a device comprised of four adjustable modular elements attached to foot-worn platforms that are capable of manipulating the foot's center of pressure and applying perturbation training throughout the gait cycle. The device allows for neuromuscular training during dynamic loading.

OTHER

Control

No intervention will be prescribed to the control group during participation in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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