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N/A N=26 Treatment

Walking Aids in the Management of Hip Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis

Enrolled (actual)
26
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Gait Velocity — 107.5; 79.7 cm/s

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
single point cane (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 60+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Arthritis Foundation
Primary completion
Jul 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Gait Velocity
74.5
SECONDARY
Gait Velocity With a Cane in Hip OA Subjects
68.7
SECONDARY
Gait Velocity
74.5

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the use of a nonpharmacologic intervention (single point cane) is effective in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • hip OA (grades II-IV) of the Kellgren/Lawrence classification
  • with pain in one hip for most days of the prior month
  • Ability to walk 30 feet without postural sway
  • Ability to stand unaided
  • Ability to understand verbal instructions
  • Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of hip or knee trauma or surgery including arthroscopic surgery in the past six months
  • Severe obesity (> 300 pounds)
  • Neurological disorders that affect lower extremity function such as stroke or peripheral neuropathy, vestibular dysfunction or poor vision
  • Injury or amputation to the lower extremity joints
  • History of other types of arthritis or fibromyalgia
  • Pain from spine, knee, ankle, or foot disease that would interfere with assessment of the hip
  • Poor health that would impair compliance or assessment such as shortness of breath with exertion, chest pain
  • Foot deformities such as hallux rigidus, valgus deformity of the midfoot, previous ankle arthrodesis
  • Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00506714). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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