Measurement of Gait Spatio-Temporal Characteristics in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Shamir Medical Center (Assaf-Harofeh)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00599729

185/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the gait spatio-temporal parameters of patients with degenerative changes in the knee joint and to relate them with 2 questionares (WOMAC and SF-36).

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Symptomatic knee OA for at least 6 months
• Fulfilled American College of Rheumatology clinical criteria for OA of the knee
• Radiographically assessed OA of the knee graded 1-4 according to the Kellgren & Lawrence scale

Exclusion criteria

• Acute septic arthritis
• Patients with an increased tendency to fall
• Lack of physical or mental ability to perform or comply with the treatment procedure
• Diabetes mellitus
• History of pathological osteoporotic fracture

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

patient demonstrating degenerative changes in the knee joint (osteoarthritis)