Immediate Effects of Shock Absorbing Insoles on Knee Pain, Functional Mobility, and Lower Extremity Biomechanical Characteristics in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Knee pain while walking
研究概览
简要总结
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive, chronic disease affecting more than 20 million Americans. There is no known cure for OA and management includes pain control and prevention of functional decline.
Purpose: To investigate the immediate effects of a shock absorbing insole (SAI) placed in the shoe on knee pain, functional mobility and lower extremity biomechanics.
详细描述
Sixty adults (age 50+) with knee OA and pain will be recruited. A physician will diagnose the severity of knee OA through radiographs. Participants will be tested in the KBR Human Performance Lab on the campus of Winston Salem State University (WSSU). Participants will complete a demographic form and a survey about their knee pain and function. Participants will be evaluated under two conditions: 1) with SAI placed inside the shoe and 2) shoes alone. There are three walking tasks: 1) walking 25 feet at their usual pace; 2) walking 25 feet at a fast pace; 3) walking six minutes for distance; and a 4) biomechanical gait analysis. After each of the walks, participants will rate the amount of knee pain they experienced. During the biomechanical analysis, participants will walk down a 20 foot walkway while wearing reflective markers. Eight cameras and a force plate embedded in the walkway will measure the amount of body movement and the forces applied to the leg joints during walking.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •50 years of age or older
- •Radiographic evidence of knee OA in the test extremity (K-L grading scale = 1 to 4)
- •Knee pain (WOMAC pain subscore of 4 or more and report moderate pain on at least 1 listed activity in the WOMAC) on most days
- •Able to speak, write, and understand English
- •Able to walk 25 feet without an assistive device
- •Must wear a shoe size available in the lab (Women's 6-10 and Men's 8-14)
- •Able to attend two sessions of data collection within 14 days
排除标准
- •Currently wearing some type of foot orthosis (custom or over-the counter)
- •Had lower extremity surgery of the test leg in the past 12 months
- •Had a total knee replacement on the involved leg
- •Had hip and/or ankle OA in the involved leg
- •Had a neuromuscular disease disorder which affected their walking ability
结局指标
主要结局
Knee pain while walking
时间窗: Baseline
次要结局
- Ground Reaction Forces(Baseline)
- Gait speed(Baseline)
- Knee joint kinetics during stance phase of gait(Baseline)
研究者
Judy L. Foxworth, PT, PhD, OCS
Associate Professor
Winston Salem State University