Treadmill Training for Fall Prevention After Knee Replacement
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about preventing falls in people who have total knee replacement surgery using treadmill perturbation training. Perturbation training involves adjusting to rapid speed changes on a treadmill. The main questions it aims to answer are:* Does perturbation training improve the way that people who are planning to have total knee replacement surgery recover after treadmill test that reproduces a trip to the front or side?* Does perturbation training reduce the incidence of preventable gait-related falls during the first year after total knee replacement?Participants will:* complete surveys about their condition and fall history and take part in testing of walking ability and balance.* have a baseline gait analysis test to measure the motion of their body during normal walking.* Be randomized into two groups. One will receive fall-prevention literature. The other will receive the same literature and then take part in a two-week treadmill perturbation training program.* be contacted every two weeks for one year, and asked questions about whether they have fallen during that time.* wear a Fitbit activity monitor on their wrist for one year. Researchers will compare the number of falls from the group that only received literature to the treatment group to see if the training group has fewer falls during the year after surgery.
Research Team
Kharma Foucher, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Illinois Chicago
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for people with severe knee osteoarthritis who are scheduled for total knee replacement surgery within the next two months. They must be able to attend training sessions before their surgery.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Baseline Assessment
Participants complete surveys, undergo gait analysis, and are randomized into groups
Treatment
Participants in the training group undergo perturbation training over 2 weeks
Post-Test Assessment
Participants undergo a post-test session to assess the effects of the perturbation training
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for falls and activity levels for one year post-surgery
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Education Control
- Treadmill-based perturbation training
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Illinois at Chicago
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator