Telerehabilitation Gait Modification
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- 20
Summary
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (Knee)
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Two-arm delayed control designMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 50 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Loads on the knee joint during walking are related to worsening of knee osteoarthritis. Changing walking motions to lower these knee joint loads is an emerging management strategy for knee osteoarthritis. Multiple studies have targeted a change in the position of the foot relative to the direction o...
Loads on the knee joint during walking are related to worsening of knee osteoarthritis. Changing walking motions to lower these knee joint loads is an emerging management strategy for knee osteoarthritis. Multiple studies have targeted a change in the position of the foot relative to the direction of walking (toe-in or toe-out walking) and have shown this walking modification to lower knee joint loads and improve symptoms (e.g. pain) related to knee osteoarthritis within the context of a walking program. Building off the many studies that have found telerehabilitation to be an effective method of providing exercise and pain-coping physical therapy, the investigators will use this method to provide walking modification treatment. Telerehabilitation (using video or teleconferencing to conduct the physical therapy appointment) provides a convenient and cost-effective method to work with patients and coordinate their treatment plan. To monitor progress with learning the walking modification, the investigators will use a custom sensor shoe that the participants will wear during daily walking activities over the six-week intervention. Overall, this study will investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a walking modification program delivered using video- or teleconference.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04683913
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Not Provided