Gait and postural control to change the knee loading in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Knee OsteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000599077
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Must have medial knee OA in at least one knee
Good general health
Exclusion Criteria
Any form of secondary arthritis such as gout, pseudogout etc
Joint injury (unrepaired anterior cruciate ligament injury), injection or surgery within the past 6 months or knee joint replacement.
Knee cartilage surgery
Knee injections (e.g. Corticosteroids – cortisone); no more than 2 in the last 5 years, and only one in the last 6 months.
Acute or terminal illness
Severe functional limitation (unable to walk unaided)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee adduction moment. Will be measured using Biomechanical software, Cortex 2.0 in a 3D Motion analysis lab.[It is taken at baseline, and then re-assessed at 6 weeks post intervention.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Westren Ontario and McMaster Universities index (WOMAC) is used to assess knee pain and function at baseline and at the end of the intervention.[At baseline and at the end of the intervention.]