nlocking the potential of a novel setting to promote physical activity among knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients – a parkrun feasibility study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Knee osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001568202
• Lead Sponsor: Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-19
• Study Completion: 2020-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 12 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 17

Inclusion Criteria

1)Males and females aged 45 or over;
2)Have clinically diagnosed knee OA (according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria);
3)Have had symptomatic knee OA for at least 6 months with a pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score of at least 40mm/100mm over the last 7 days;
4)Are not currently meeting the physical activity guidelines of moderate to vigorous level activity for >150 min/week or walking >10,000 steps/day.
5)Have no difficulty in walking a city block (75-100 metres).
6)Be willing and available to participate in four consecutive parkrun events and undertake pre-involvement screening, post-parkrun interviews and the 6 month follow-up.
7)Are able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1)Severe knee pain (on standing greater than 80mm/100mm on VAS);
2)Any condition or injury that precludes participation in exercise, including failing the Adult Pre-Exercise Screening Tool (Stage 1)
3)Unable to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified