Gait Modifications and Cutaneous Stimulation
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Interventions
- Device: Cutaneous stimulation
- Registration Number
- NCT02884414
- Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to quantify differences in joint mechanics between different types of walking in healthy individuals and individuals with knee pathology. The investigators will determine how modifying gait through feedback and/or cutaneous stimulation changes joint loading.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
- BMI < 35 kg/m^2
- For knee pathology subjects: Diagnosis of knee pathology (e.g. knee osteoarthritis, ACL injury, etc) and/or knee pain
- Full weight-bearing status
Exclusion Criteria
- Non-ambulatory
- Use of walking aid
- For healthy volunteers - history of surgical intervention at any joint of the lower extremity
- Inability to cooperate with study protocol due to medical or psychiatric reasons
- Inability to provide informed consent
- For healthy subjects: Any diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis or knee pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cutaneous Stimulation Cutaneous stimulation Cutaneous stimulation and/or feedback. This stimulation and/or feedback may be visual, auditory, tactile (e.g. vibratory, temperature), or haptic and is completely external.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Peak Knee Flexion Moment (%Bw*Ht) Immediate Within-subject change in peak knee flexion moment (%Bodyweight\*Height) with the intervention versus control (without the intervention).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Stanford University
🇺🇸Stanford, California, United States