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Effectiveness of a Walking Intervention on Impact Loading and Pain

NCT04148807 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-09-29

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Summary

This study investigates the feasibility of a gait-retraining program for older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The study will enroll 40 participants, with 20 receiving a gait retraining intervention and 20 receiving a graded walking program without gait retraining.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Knee Pain Chronic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Progressive Walking with Gait Retraining

A progressive walking program with gait retraining will be performed on a treadmill at self-selected comfortable walking speed wearing an inertial measurement unit (IMU) on the medial aspect of the distal tibia. The (vertical) peak positive acceleration (PPA) of the tibia is a measure of tibial shock. Subjects will be provided real-time audio feedback to reduce PPA by 20% of their average peak PPA. During retraining sessions, a faded feedback approach will be used. Feedback will be provided continuously during the first four sessions and will be faded over the last 4 sessions. Walking time will increase over the 8 sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Progressive Walking Program

A progressive walking program will also be performed on a treadmill where subjects will walk at a self-selected comfortable speed with the same walking times per session as the retraining group without any feedback or retraining cues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northeastern University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-05
Primary Completion
2023-03-30
Completion
2023-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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