Effects of Movement Retraining on Knee Loading in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis (NCT06208631)
Effects of Haptic Movement Retraining on Osteoarthritis Progression
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study investigates how well individuals with knee osteoarthritis can learn to alter their calf muscle activation using haptic biofeedback while walking and evaluates how these changes affect knee loading. Prior research has utilized musculoskeletal simulations to determine that reducing the activation of one of the calf muscles, the gastrocnemius, can have a large impact on reducing knee loading. However, this has not been tested in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. In this study, participants will be trained to alter the activation of their gastrocnemius muscle, by receiving haptic feedback after each step. The feedback will indicate how the participant changed their muscle activation relative to baseline. Some participants will train on a treadmill in the laboratory for up to two sessions, with 30 minutes of walking with feedback in each session. If a participant can learn to adjust their muscle activation in the first training session, they will be able to complete the second training session. Other participants will train outside the laboratory for one session with 30 minutes of walking with feedback to investigate changes in knee loading while using the new walking strategy during over-ground walking. The movement data collected during the training sessions will be used as inputs to computer simulations of the musculoskeletal system to determine if walking with the new muscle activation strategy reduces knee loading.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Stanford Human Performance Lab — Stanford, California
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Gait retraining (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Stanford Human Performance Lab — Stanford, California
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (650) 721-2547
Email: oawalking@lists.stanford.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
More studies in Osteoarthritis, Knee
- The Impact of Procedural Awareness of Knee Injections for Osteoarthritis on Patient Perceptions of Effectiveness — Hamilton, Ontario
- Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty — Calgary, Alberta
- Autologous Adipose-derived Stromal Vascular Fraction for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis — Sacramento, California
- Treatment Effects of Subcutaneous Injections of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium vs Placebo in Participants With Knee OA Pain — Tempe, Arizona
- Prospective Randomized Study of Cementless vs Cemented UKA — New Albany, Ohio
- Clinical Outcomes of Joint Arthroplasty — St. Helena, California
Explore by condition: All Osteoarthritis, Knee clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.