Movement Dynamics of Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age40-85
SponsorUniversity of Portsmouth

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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.

Disqualifiers

Unable to walk at 0.8 m/s, exclusion based on IMO screening, non-English speaking, lacking ability to consent.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • No intervention

Treatment groups

36 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators