Exercise and Physical Fitness for Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Knee Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this project is to establish evidence to support specific, targeted exercise and rehabilitation recommendations for people over 50 with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00265447

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

55

Starts

2005-12-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-28

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• community-dwelling, physician diagnosed osteoarthritis of the knee, willingness to exercise regularly, willingness to perform 3 testing sessions over a 6-month period, ability to exercise safely at a moderate level of intensity, knee osteoarthritis by clinical criteria,
• WOMAC Scores as follows:
• PAIN:"mild" pain on 2 items or "moderate" pain on 1 item; PHYSICAL FUNCTION: "mild" difficulty in 4 items or "moderate" difficulty in 2 items -

You may not qualify if…

• age<50,inability to exercise and ambulate independently, physical limitation secondary to a condition that is not modifiable by exercise (e.g., active cancer), knee replacement (past or scheduled), total hip joint replacement less than 6 months ago, current participation in regular conditioning exercise, participation in another research study,

Where it is running

• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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