NCT04946136

Gait Modification and Knee Joint Load

The Effect of Gait Modification on Knee Joint Load in Persons With Medial Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis - A Pilot Study

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot study aims to assess the effect of a 6-week individualized gait retraining program on knee load and symptoms in persons with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Detailed description

This study aims to pilot-test an individualized gait retraining intervention to reduce knee load, guided by real-time visual feedback of the external knee adduction moment (KAM), a commonly used determinant for medial tibiofemoral (TF) joint load, during walking. Our central hypothesis is that individuals with predominantly medial TF OA can adapt their gait patterns to lower KAM during walking; consequently, reduce knee load and pain.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Gait modification	Individualized gait modifications guided by real-time visual feedback of knee load

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-11
• Primary completion: 2024-06-30
• Completion: 2024-06-30
• First posted: 2021-06-30
• Last updated: 2023-11-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States