Wearable Sensor-based Balance Training for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02620462 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1501657972
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the leading causes of lower limb disability among the elderly and can cause loss of knee joint proprioception that contributes towards deterioration of postural balance. Maintaining a good postural stability is essential while performing everyday functional activities and to avoid falls. Exercise training has been reported to reduce pain as well as improve performance of functional tasks in patients with KOA however compliance to exercise can be challenging due to pain, lack of motivation and traditional nature of exercise that can easily overtax patients. Furthermore, there are not exercise programs that are specifically designed for patients with KOA in order to address lost knee joint proprioception. Recent studies have also demonstrated that visual feedback during exercise can enhance the benefits of exercise training. Therefore, the aim of the proposed study is to implement an interactive sensor-based exercise training to improve postural balance, gait and activities of daily living in patients with KOA.

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Postural Balance; Pain; Gait; Physical Activity Level

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Sway as an indicator of postural control

  Body sway including ankle sway, hip sway, and center of mass sway

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score

  6 weeks

• Gait

  6 weeks

• Pain

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Wearable sensor-based exercise training

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group in addition to standard of care, will receive 6 weeks of sensor-based balance training that provides real-time visual feedback of lower extremities during exercise. The visual feedback is provided on computer screen.

Device: Wearable sensor-based exercise training

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group only receives standard of care.

Interventions

Wearable sensor-based exercise training DEVICE

The device provides real-time visual feedback of joint movement during balance exercise

Wearable sensor-based exercise training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age 18 and above
• ability to walk 50 m independently (with or without aid)
• ability to stand for 5 minutes .

You may not qualify if:

• disorder other than osteoarthritis that may severely affect gait and balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arizona: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Arizona Arthritis Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85713, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee; Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Bijan Najafi, PhD

  University of Arizona

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2015
• First Posted: December 3, 2015
• Study Start: February 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2017
• Study Completion: June 1, 2017
• Last Updated: May 17, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Locations

US (1)