Status:
COMPLETED
Feasibility of a Wearable-enabled Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity in People Knee OA
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Vancouver General Hospital
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Joint Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Physical activity is an essential first-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, a 2013 systematic review found only 13% met the activity recommendation of 150 minutes or mo...
Detailed Description
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is common (affecting 1 in 10), painful, and debilitating. Being physically active improves pain, mobility and quality of life for people living with knee OA; however, less tha...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have a physician confirmed diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis OR are both 1) over 50, and 2) have experienced 4 weeks of pain, aching, or discomfort in or around the knee during the last year (equal to or more than 28 separate or consecutive days).
- Have no previous diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, connective tissue diseases, fibromyalgia or gout.
- Have no history of using disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or gout medications.
- Have no prior knee replacement surgery, and not on a waiting list for total knee replacement surgery.
- Have no history of acute injury to the knee in the past 6 months.
- Have not had surgery in the back, hip, knee, foot or ankle joints in the past 12 months.
- Have an email address and daily access to a computer with internet connection.
- Be able to attend a 2-hour education session at the Mary Pack Arthritis Centre.
Exclusion
- Have a body mass index of equal to or greater than 40
- Have received a steroid injection in a knee in the last 6 months
- Have received a hyaluronate injection in a knee in the last 6 months
- Use medication that may impair activity tolerance (e.g. beta blockers)
- Are at risk when exercising, as identified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02313506
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
November 19 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Arthritis Research Canada
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, V6X 2C7