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Osteoarthritis, Balance, and Fear of Falling

NCT04660357 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive and irreversible degenerative joint disease characterized by marginal bone hypertrophy, erosion, and subchondral sclerosis in the articular cartilage.It has been determined that being of advanced age and joint involvement due to osteoarthritis are a risk factor for addiction in activities and this increases the individual's self-care ability and dependency in daily living activities.Older individuals with knee osteoarthritis may be at risk of falling.This study was planned to examine the relationship between activity-specific balance confidence and fear of falling, autonomy and social participation in individuals with knee osteoarthritis over 65 years of age.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

survey study

survey study

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Özgü İnal · Trakya University

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-20
Primary Completion
2021-09-20
Completion
2021-09-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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