Status:
COMPLETED
Walking Aids in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Obesity
Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the single point cane will relieve pain and disability in overweight or obese people with knee OA through altered joint biomechanics and what factors inf...
Detailed Description
Knee OA is an important cause of disability and falls in overweight or obese individuals and limits their attempts at exercise and subsequent weight loss. Walking aids such as canes have been recommen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 45-85 years old
- Able to walk 30 feet without postural sway and able to stand unaided
- Knee pain on movement with a WOMAC pain subscale of \>35mm
- Documented osteoarthritis based on clinical and radiographic criteria
- Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 25.0 - 29.9
- Ability to understand verbal and written instructions
- Ability to give informed consent determined by assessment of cognitive status
Exclusion
- Concurrent medical/arthritic disease that could confound or interfere with evaluation of pain or efficacy. History of knee trauma or surgery, including arthroscopic surgery, in the past six months
- Severe obesity (weight \> 300lbs)
- Upper body weakness
- Injury or amputation of the lower extremity joints
- History of other types of arthritis
- Spine, foot, or hip pain of sufficient magnitude to interfere with the evaluation of the index joint.
- Isolated patellofemoral disease manifested by primarily anterior knee pain in the absence of tibiofemoral radiographic finding.
- History of significant collateral or anterior cruciate ligament or meniscal injury to the index joint requiring at least one week of non weight bearing (minor ligamentous injury prior to 6 months is not an exclusion).
- Poor health that would impair compliance or assessment such as shortness of breath with exertion
- Neurological disease including vestibular dysfunction, or impaired vision
- Patient has a history of any illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, might confound the results of the study or pose additional risk to the patient.
- Is unable to understand and complete the study questionnaires including visual analog scale (VAS) responses.
- Is unable to understand the study procedures.
- Investigator feels the patient is otherwise inappropriate for the study. The patient is participating in another clinical trial that would interfere with participation in this study
- Investigator feels the patient is otherwise inappropriate for the study.
- The patient is participating in another clinical trial that would interfere with participation in this study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
53 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00223795
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2008
Last Update
November 1 2017
Active Locations (1)
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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West LA
West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073