Repeatability of X-Ray, MRI, and Gait Analysis

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Gait analysis, knee x-ray, and knee MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00581841

R01 AR48768 - substudy

NIAMS-081-1

R01AR048768 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this preliminary substudy to the parent study "Aerobic Exercise Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis" is to determine the repeatability and reproducibility of various measurement techniques.

Full description

The purpose of this preliminary substudy to the parent study "Aerobic Exercise Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis" is to determine the repeatability and reproducibility of various measurement techniques. The study will enroll healthy volunteers. All participants will receive x-rays and MRI examinations of the knees. Walking characteristics will be evaluated in a Motion Analysis Lab; this will involve taping reflective markers to participants' skin and having them walk on a level surface and up and down stairs. All participants will be evaluated two times, with a 1-week period between evaluations.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults

Exclusion criteria

• Previous knee injury, knee pain, or knee osteoarthritis

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

Healthy adult participants with no history of knee injury or osteoarthritis.

Treatment:

Other: Gait analysis, knee x-ray, and knee MRI