Test-Retest Reliability of a Submaximal Exercise Test in Patients With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

Vastra Gotaland Region

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Osteo Arthritis Knee and Hip

Treatments: Procedure: Submaximal cycle ergometer test-retest

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07383740

Test-retest_adapted_EB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the primary care-adapted Ekblom-Bak submaximal ergometer bicycle test in patients with hip- and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Forty patients with hip- and/or knee OA eligible for the Swedish national OA treatment program in primary care are to be recruited. After screening for contraindications, participants will perform the aEB-test twice within 1-2 weeks.

We hypothezise that the test will demonstrate acceptable test-retest reliability in patients with hip- and/or knee OA.

To establish reliability is essential for future studies using this test in this population and may support its integration into routine clinical assessment.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Currently listed on the waiting list for an osteoarthritis rehabilitation program due to clinically diagnosed hip and/or knee osteoarthritis.

Exclusion criteria

• Another primary cause of symptoms or disability, such as inflammatory joint disease or fracture.
• Another condition currently causing more symptoms than osteoarthritis, for example fibromyalgia.
• Insufficient understanding of written and spoken Swedish.
• Medication that affects heart rate.
• Contraindications for a submaximal ergometer bicycle test according to our screening protocol, such as heart disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Forty patients with osteoarthritis in hip or knee

Experimental group

Description:

Forty patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis who are on the waiting list for usual rehabilitation care will be recruited. They will be screened for contraindications, and if eligible, they will perform a submaximal cycle ergometer test twice within one week

Treatment:

Procedure: Submaximal cycle ergometer test-retest