The Effects of Group Cycling (Spinning®) With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Control Trial

Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00917618

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis: Group cycling classes (Spinning®) will improve pain and functional outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Methods: Patients with symptomatic knee OA will be randomized to active Spinning® classes 2-3 per week or control group for 3 months. Outcomes including gait speed, WOMAC, KOOS, KOS, and VAS pain at rest and after 6 min walk will be performed at baseline and at 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• symptomatic and radiographic knee OA

Exclusion criteria

• severe patella femoral knee pain that would make cycling difficult
• medical condition which would prohibit an exercise program

Trial design

37 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Exercise intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients began the exercise intervention after randomization for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients were asked not to change their baseline exercise program

Treatment:

Other: Control