The biomechanical effect of rocker shoes in people with knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18313077
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Salford (UK)
- Brief Summary
2018 Thesis results in https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/48983/ (added 16/08/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1. Age range 40-85 (upper age limit due to the amount of walking involved in the study)
2. Ability to stand and walk independently
3. Speak and understand written English
4. Ability to walk without any walk assistive for at least 250 m
5. Clinical diagnosis of knee OA according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (Altman et al. 1986) (if they are a participant with knee OA)
6. Pain for at least 6 months' duration (if they are a participant with knee OA)
7. Pain or difficulty in rising from sitting and/or climbing stairs (if they are a participant with knee OA)
1. Complex pain conditions such as diabetic neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia
2. Have had previous surgery to the lower limb
3. BMI >33 since it is not possible to perform accurate measurements on individuals with excess adipose tissue
4. Lower limb arthroplasty
5. Any systemic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis
6. Any balance disorders which may increase the risk of a fall
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscular co-contraction of the quadriceps and hamstrings and the quadriceps and gastrocnemius, derived from electromyography (EMG) data collected from the specified muscles during walking
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. The knee extensor moment outcome calculated from force and kinematic (3D motion) data collected during walking<br> 2. The centre of mass position derived from full-body 3D motion data during walking<br>