Movement Dynamics of Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age40-85
SponsorUniversity of Portsmouth
This research aims to explore differences in walking and functional movement mechanics, exercise response, and physical activity between people with osteoarthritis (OA), those who have undergone total joint replacement, and healthy individuals.
Diagnosed symptomatic bilateral or unilateral knee osteoarthritis, self-reported ability to walk without an aid for 10 minutes and to ascend and descend stairs, no neurological conditions or other musculoskeletal pathology/injury which would impact walking gait.
Unable to walk at 0.8 m/s, exclusion based on IMO screening, non-English speaking, lacking ability to consent.