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Telerehabilitation Gait Modification

NCT04683913 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2024-12-04

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Summary

Excessive knee joint loads during walking can contribute to knee osteoarthritis progression. Changing the rotation of the foot (in-toeing or out-toeing) while walking can lower knee joint loads and improve pain and function. Telerehabilitation (using video or telephone communication to delivery rehabilitation) has shown promise in delivering exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis, but it is unknown if walking modifications can be delivered using this method. This study consists of a six-week walking modification program in people with knee osteoarthritis. Performance of the modification will be measured using motion capture and wearable sensors during practice and daily life.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Foot rotation modification

The instruction of gait modification provided via teleconferencing sessions (5 over 6 weeks) focusing on increasing toe-in or toe-out angles by "as much as is comfortable".

OTHER

Waiting Period - Delayed Group

Participants allocated to the Delayed Group will wait 6 weeks after their initial baseline, then complete a second baseline to provide a control condition. After the second baseline they will enter the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-05-20
Completion
2022-05-20

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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