The Effects of Group Cycling (Spinning®) With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Control Trial

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Conditions studied: Knee Osteoarthritis

In brief

Hypothesis: Group cycling classes (Spinning®) will improve pain and functional outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis Methods: Patients with symptomatic knee OA will be randomized to active Spinning® classes 2-3 per week or control group for 3 months. Outcomes including gait speed, WOMAC, KOOS, KOS, and VAS pain at rest and after 6 min walk will be performed at baseline and at 12 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00917618

Run by

Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

People needed

37

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2006-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-17

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• symptomatic and radiographic knee OA

You may not qualify if…

• severe patella femoral knee pain that would make cycling difficult
• medical condition which would prohibit an exercise program

Where it is running

• Mercy Hospital of Pittsbugh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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