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Q-Factor Intervention for Osteoarthritis

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Waitlist Available
Led By Tanner Thorsen, MS
Research Sponsored by The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 1 month, 2 month
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Study Summary

This trial will test if a cycling training program can help people with knee osteoarthritis by reducing pain and improving function.

Eligible Conditions
  • Osteoarthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 1 month, 2 month
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1 month, 2 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Knee Abduction Moment - Cycling
Knee Abduction Moment - Gait
Secondary outcome measures
Knee Extension Moment - Cycling
Knee Extension Moment - Gait
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Q-Factor InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will progress through three increasing Q-Factors for each cycling workrate; Q-Factor 1 (Q1, 192mm), Q2 (234mm), Q3 (276mm). After completing bouts of all three Q-Factors for a given workrate, workrate will be increased by 20 Watts and bouts at each Q-Factor will be repeated.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleLead Sponsor
83 Previous Clinical Trials
18,529 Total Patients Enrolled
7 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
263 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
Tanner Thorsen, MS3.927 ReviewsPrincipal Investigator - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Cycling Intervention on Symptoms of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Tanner Thorsen 2019. "Cycling Intervention on Symptoms of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04139161.
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