The Effect of Physical Activity on Knee Osteoarthritis, Pain and Gait
- NCT ID
- NCT07649863
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
Overview
ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Not yet recruiting.
Official title: The Effect of Retro Walking on Pain and Gait Biomechanics Using Non-linear Analysis in People With Knee Osteoarthritis
Enrollment: 44 participants (Estimated).
What is being studied
- Intervention: Exercise
- Intervention: Motor Activity
- Intervention: Movement
- Intervention: Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
- Intervention: Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
- Other: Retro walking (backwards walking) on a treadmill
Who may be eligible
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- No
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male and female
* Any ethnicity
* Adults over 18 years old
* Meet the UK guidelines for physical activity supported by NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and NHS (able to exercise if it is safe with regular breaks)
* Otherwise, adults with clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis according to NICE criteria or confirmed by a healthcare professional able and willing to participate and provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any musculoskeletal injury
* Any conditions known to affects gait (e.g. Parkinson's disease or stroke)
* Any surgical intervention in the previous 12 months on lower limbs
* Surgical replacement of hip or knee joints
* BMI (body mass index) over 35
* Athletes or take part in significant recreational activity
* Takes any medication known to affect the gait and ability to walk
* Received an intra-articular injection in the last 3 months
* Have been told by medical professionals that they should not take part in any intensity exercise/physical activity
Study locations
No study locations are listed in the registry data.
Study details
- Start date
- September 1, 2026
- Primary completion date
- November 1, 2026
- Completion date
- December 1, 2026
- First posted
- June 16, 2026
- Collaborators
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nuffield Health
Source and update information
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- NCT ID
- NCT07649863
- Registry last updated
- September 22, 2026
- QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
- October 5, 2026
- QualifiedStudies record fetched
- October 5, 2026
View NCT07649863 on ClinicalTrials.gov
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