Knee Osteoarthritis in Elderly People - Gait Analysis

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• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Ultrasound; Physical Performance Parameters; Quality of Life (QOL)

• Registration Number: NCT07093229
• Lead Sponsor: Diana Kamal

Brief Summary

The investigators perform a prospective controlled study and assess gait parameters in bilateral knee osteoarthritis (KOA) elderly patients with wireless system - BTS G-WALK, pre- and post-rehabilitation program. The complete assessment include: ultrasound exam, gait parameters and functional scale.

The investigators investigate the real impact of complete rehabilitation program, with gait control, on the physical performance and functional status.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-06-02
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-10
• Study Completion: 2025-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• participants older than 65 years diagnosed with KOA according to ACR criteria, also accepted in our country;
• at least 5 years of disease progression;
• painful knee for a period of 48 hours after physical activity;
• absence of knee injuries at least 6 months before;
• absence of major disturbances in the frontal plane alignment of the knee;
• participants with other co-morbidities, but well controlled, like: arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia and mellitus diabetes type II; a history of a symptomatic or complicated upper gastro-intestinal ulcer;
• compliance with physical exercise during the healthcare program.

Exclusion Criteria

• unstable medical conditions preventing the patient from participating in the rehabilitation programs,
• history of knee replacement,
• neurological or any other conditions affecting strength or function of lower limbs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical performance - gait analysis	3 months	Six Minutes Walking Test (6 MWT) - "walking distance" (meters) and "average cadence" (steps/minute).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional status - quality of life	3 months	WOMAC scale contains 24 specific questions divided into three domains: pain (P-WOMAC; 5 items), stiffness (S-WOMAC; 2 items) and physical function (PF-WOMAC; 17 items). The score of each question ranges from 0 to 4. The 0 score is equivalent to maximal functional status and high scores 96 indicates a minimum status, with high disruption in day to day tasks.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Diana Kamal; 🇷🇴 Craiova, Romania