Older adults with osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: This group will practice walking backwards on a treadmill, five times a week, for two weeks.
Control Group: this group will practice normal gait training on a treadmill for the sam
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E01.370.600.250
Sponsors
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Older adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis, male and female, older than 60 years, presence of pain and stiffness of the knee to at least six months for activities in the standing position, joint pain during passive motion, intermittent swelling, radiographic joint degeneration, and who possess a medical certificate allowing physical activity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Will be excluded individuals who present systemic rheumatic disease, previous surgery of the lower limbs, making use of orthoses for walking, any other condition that would limit or disable the implementation of proposed activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The outcomes of this study will be obtained from the comparison of the variables collected before and after completion of gait training, namely: WOMAC: A quality of life questionnaire specific to the evaluation of patients with osteoarthritis. Kinetic variables: cadence, stride length, comfortable speed of walking, double support phase, the first and second peak force. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There will be secondary outcome | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGuilherme Nunes
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed