Gait Rehabilitation to Treat FastOA

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL · Apr 28, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how a special type of feedback about walking, called gait biofeedback, can help young patients recover from knee injuries, specifically those who have had surgery to repair their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main goal is to see if this feedback can improve early signs of a condition known as FastOA, which is a type of arthritis that can develop after an injury. The trial will last for 6 weeks, and participants will be checked again after 6 months to see how they are doing.

To join the study, participants should be between 16 and 35 years old and must have had ACL surgery at least 6 months but no more than 5 years ago. They should also have finished all other physical therapy and show specific patterns in their walking. People with certain knee issues, or those who are significantly overweight, are not eligible. If you join this trial, you can expect to receive personalized feedback on your walking over the course of 6 weeks, which could help improve your recovery and overall knee health.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Have completed all other formal physical therapy
• • Are between the ages of 16 and 35
• • Underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) between 6 and 60 months prior to enrollment
• • Demonstrate underloading during gait (vGRF- impact peak \<1.12 x BW)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • A multiple ligament surgery (i.e., PCL)
• • A lower extremity fracture (i.e., displaced tibial plateau fracture)
• • Knee osteoarthritis
• • The participant has a BMI ≥ 36.