Official Title: Aerobic Exercise Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2013-05
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: This trial will test if walking or bicycling exercise is effective as a non-surgical treatment option for patients with knee osteoarthritis
Detailed Description: Traditional conservative medical treatment of osteoarthritis has been directed at improving functional status through reducing joint pain and inflammation and maintaining or restoring joint function Exercise is an adjunct therapy in the clinical management of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee However it is not uniformly accepted The central hypothesis of this work is that the Surgeon Generals exercise guidelines can be successfully implemented as an effective nonsurgical option for treatment of patients with early stages of knee osteoarthritis
Patients with knee osteoarthritis will be randomized into a control group a walking exercise group and a stationary cycling exercise group The individuals in the exercise groups will be required to exercise three times per week for one year using emerging public health recommendations for aerobic exercise in the adult and aging population Patient outcome will be assessed using objective gait analysis measurements knee radiographs to quantify joint space narrowing magnetic resonance imaging a general health questionnaire SF-36 a diseasesite specific questionnaire WOMAC and a visual-analog pain scale All subjects will be studied at 0 and 52 weeks