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Progressive Walking with Gait Retraining for Osteoarthritis

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Research Sponsored by Northeastern University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, an average of 2 years

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Study Summary

This trial will see if a gait-retraining program can help older adults with knee osteoarthritis walk better. 40 people will be enrolled, with 20 receiving the gait-retraining intervention.

Eligible Conditions

Osteoarthritis
Chronic Knee Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, an average of 2 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 2 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Enrollment rate

Recruitment rate

Retention

Secondary outcome measures

Adverse events (AE)/Unanticipated problems (UP)

Knee Pain Severity

Knee Pain with Activities

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Progressive walking program with gait retrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participant will receive 8 gait-retraining intervention sessions.

Group II: Progressive walking programActive Control1 Intervention

Participant receives 8 sessions of a graded walking program.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northeastern UniversityLead Sponsor

87 Previous Clinical Trials

59,520 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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To what extent has participation been observed in this research project?

"Affirmative. According to the data on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is actively recruiting participants and was initially posted on November 5th 2019 with its last edit occurring September 27 2022. 40 individuals are required across a single location for participation."

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Is this clinical experiment currently recruiting participants?

"Clinicaltrials.gov records state that this clinical trial is currently in the recruitment process, with its first post dating back to November 5th 2019 and last update on September 27th 2022."

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What aims is this research endeavor attempting to fulfill?

"The primary purpose of this 2-year investigation is to measure Retention rates. As a supplementary analysis, the research will evaluate Withdrawals/Terminated (i.e., why people exit out), Adverse Events or Unanticipated Problems, and Vertical average loading rate (the slope of the most linear portion of force during early stance)."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effectiveness of a Walking Intervention on Impact Loading and Pain

2019. "Effectiveness of a Walking Intervention on Impact Loading and Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04148807.