Kinematic Parameters to Predict Knee Diseases.

Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Injuries; Knee Arthritis

Treatments: Procedure: Observational gait analysis procedure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03130400

GuangzhouGH007

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is no study to explore the prediction of knee diseases using kinematic parameters of knee during gait. The aim of this study is to explore the possibility of predicting knee diseases by gait parameters.

Enrollment: 1,914 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. age> 18 years
2. body mass index<30;
3. confirmed radiographically or by surgery to have knee injuries/arthritis;
4. knee pain in their knees at least one months;
5. able to walk unaided

Exclusion criteria

1. history of other lower limbs' surgery/injuries/arthritis (hip or ankle);
2. Corticosteroid or Sodium Hyaluronate injection within 6 months;
3. neuropathic arthropathy or rheumatoid arthritis;
4. any other muscular or neurological diseases that affected the condition of the lower limbs;
5. unable to walk independently;
6. history of heart disease;
7. body mass index> 30;
8. age> 90 years;
9. unable to finish the procedure

Trial design

1,914 participants in 5 patient groups

Normal

Description:

This group is control group. Participants in this group do not have knee diseases or any other bad injuries in lower limbs.

Treatment:

Procedure: Observational gait analysis procedure

KOA

Description:

Participants in this group have knee osteoarthritis and have no other bad injuries in lower limbs.

Treatment:

Procedure: Observational gait analysis procedure

ACLD

Description:

Participants in this group have anterior cruciate ligament deficiency with or without meniscus deficiency and have no other bad injuries in lower limbs.

Treatment:

Procedure: Observational gait analysis procedure

MD

Description:

Participants in this group have meniscus deficiency and have no other bad injuries in lower limbs.

Treatment:

Procedure: Observational gait analysis procedure

Plica

Description:

Participants in this group have plica syndrome and have no other bad injuries in lower limbs.

Treatment:

Procedure: Observational gait analysis procedure