Moving with osteoarthritis: the effect of an altered gait pattern on knee load in persons with knee osteoarthritis

Completed

Conditions: osteoarthritis
degenerative joint disease
10005942

Registration Number: NL-OMON40590

Lead Sponsor: Fontys Paramedische Hogeschool

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

-Age 50 years and older;
- Diagnosed with early stage tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (radiografically diagnosed or determined according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines;
- Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3;
- Ability to understand and read the Dutch language (this with regard to persons' ability to fill out questionnaires).

Exclusion Criteria

-unable to walk without walking aid
-other orthopaedic or neurological diseases which can lead to functional limitations
-hip arthritis
-severe perceptual or cognitive limitations
-cardio or pulmonary diseases.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>knee adduction moment peak and impulse values</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Degree of osteoarthritis in the knee (score based on the questionnait Knee<br /><br>injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS));<br /><br>- Mobility level (score based on the questionnaire Physical Activity Scale for<br /><br>the Elderly (PASE));<br /><br>- Muscle force of the major muscle groups for the extension and flexion of the<br /><br>leg, hip and ankle;<br /><br>- Muscle activation patterns measured using electromyography (EMG).</p><br>