Investigating the Effect of Interval Walking and Qigong on People With Knee Osteoarthritis: Pilot Study
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Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Knee
In brief
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) causes pain and limited function that leads to a sedentary lifestyle. The sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, many subjects with KOA have knee pain and sleep disturbance that limit their function, quality of life and cause body fatigue. Walking exercise can benefit people with KOA. However, continues walking for more than 30 minutes can increase pain that may stop people from participation in walking exercise. Interval walking may complete the same amount of walking exercise in several separate time periods, without causing extra pain in people with KOA. Mind-body exercise may improve sleep and pain in people with KOA. This study will help researchers to find out whether the interval walking, or mind-body exercise may help people with KOA to improve their pain, fitness level, sleep quality, exercise participation, fatigue, and quality of life. By doing this study, researchers hope to learn more about the interval walking or mind-body exercise in people with KOA.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04528953
- Run by
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2020-10-13
- Expected to finish
- 2022-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-05-26
Who can join
Age: 45 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may not qualify if…
- Unwilling to attend 3 sessions/week at Kirmayer Fitness Center
- Having other types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis or gout
- Neurological disorders
- CVD including hypertension that prevent them from engaging in walking exercise
- Currently using beta blocker medication
- Underwent any lower limb surgery during the past 6 months
- A history of two or more incidents of fall during the last 6 months
- Current hip or spine pain that prevents them from engaging in walking exercise.
Where it is running
- Wen Liu — Kansas City, Kansas, United States (enrolling)
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