Effectiveness of a Walking Intervention on Impact Loading and Pain

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Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Knee Pain Chronic

In brief

This study investigates the feasibility of a gait-retraining program for older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The study will enroll 40 participants, with 20 receiving a gait retraining intervention and 20 receiving a graded walking program without gait retraining.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04148807

Run by

Northeastern University

People needed

40

Starts

2019-11-05

Expected to finish

2023-03-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-09-29

Who can join

Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects with a clinical definition of knee OA using NICE guidelines:
• Age ≥ 45
• Walking related joint pain in the last week that averages ≥ 4 on 11-point numeric rating scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst pain possible
• History of knee pain for at least 3 months
• Morning stiffness in the morning lasting less than 30 minutes

You may not qualify if…

• Walk with an assistive device
• Current use of oral opiates or centrally acting pain medications
• History of lower extremity surgery
• Underwent an intra-articular knee joint injection in the past 3 months
• Suffer from inflammatory arthritis or other conditions that affect lower extremity functions
• Currently receiving treatment for their knee and unwilling to stop this treatment for the duration of the study
• Currently pregnant
• Skin allergies to adhesives

Where it is running

• Northeastern University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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