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Performance in Walking in Osteoarthritis Patients

Performance in Walking in Osteoarthritis Patients: the Role of Fatigue and the Effect of an Eccentric Muscle Building Program

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03167502
Acronym
EX-ART
Enrollment
40
Registered
2017-05-30
Start date
2017-09-19
Completion date
2019-06-17
Last updated
2026-03-24

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

Few data exist to date on the effect of eccentric muscle building in knee osteoarthritis. No studies have compared the effect of eccentric versus concentric reinforcement in knee osteoarthritis. Our study aims to show the effectiveness of an eccentric reinforcement. This is a randomized, interventional trial.

Detailed description

Few data exist to date on the effect of eccentric muscle building in knee osteoarthritis. No studies have compared the effect of eccentric versus concentric reinforcement in knee osteoarthritis. Our study aims to show the effectiveness of an eccentric reinforcement, the interest of a work supervised by a sports coach to maintain activity over time and to study the effect of this activity at the muscular level. The main objective is to study the effect of an eccentric muscle strengthening program on walking performance in osteoarthritis patients. The secondary objectives are to study: the effect of fatigue on walking, the relationship between fatigue and the level of physical activity, the effect of training on perceived fatigue and the effect of training on the function and at muscular level. This is a randomized, interventional trial. 40 subjects are planned. Inclusion criteria include: age 40-85 years, KL 2 and 3. The subjects are divided into two groups to perform either eccentric or concentric work. 2 sessions per week for 6 weeks. At baseline and at the end of the study a clinical evaluation and MRI will be carried out for evaluation of the criteria of judgment

Interventions

OTHEReccentric work

patient will follow 2 eccentric trainings per week during 6 weeks

OTHERconcentric work

patient will follow 2 concentric trainings per week during 6 weeks

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Autonomous subjects aged 40 to 85 * Subjects meeting ACR criteria for gonarthrosis * Subjects with a score of Kellgren and Lawrence at least one knee greater than or equal to 2 * Signature of consent form * Subjects affiliated to social security

Exclusion criteria

Subject with a Kellgren and Lawrence stadium at 4 for at least one of his two knees * Subjects with symptomatic femoro-patellar arthrosis * Subject with a pathology that makes walking testing impossible. * Non-autonomous subjects, with a pathology impairing walking * Subjects with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hip and / or with a hip or knee prosthesis * Subject incapable of signing consent and unable to understand information leaflet.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Walking performanceafter 6 training weeks6-minute walk test

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORChristian H ROUX, PhD

service de Rhumatologie, CHU de NICE

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026