Walking Aids in the Management of Hip Osteoarthritis

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the use of a nonpharmacologic intervention (single point cane) is effective in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00506714

Run by

Arthritis Foundation

People needed

26

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-04

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• hip OA (grades II-IV) of the Kellgren/Lawrence classification
• with pain in one hip for most days of the prior month
• Ability to walk 30 feet without postural sway
• Ability to stand unaided
• Ability to understand verbal instructions
• Ability to give informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• History of hip or knee trauma or surgery including arthroscopic surgery in the past six months
• Severe obesity (> 300 pounds)
• Neurological disorders that affect lower extremity function such as stroke or peripheral neuropathy, vestibular dysfunction or poor vision
• Injury or amputation to the lower extremity joints
• History of other types of arthritis or fibromyalgia
• Pain from spine, knee, ankle, or foot disease that would interfere with assessment of the hip
• Poor health that would impair compliance or assessment such as shortness of breath with exertion, chest pain
• Foot deformities such as hallux rigidus, valgus deformity of the midfoot, previous ankle arthrodesis
• Greater trochanteric pain syndrome

Where it is running

• VA West Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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