RECRUITING

Treadmill Perturbation Training for Fall Prevention After Total Knee Replacement

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about preventing falls in people who have total knee replacement surgery using treadmill perturbation training. Perturbation training involves adjusting to rapid speed changes on a treadmill. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does perturbation training improve the way that people who are planning to have total knee replacement surgery recover after treadmill test that reproduces a trip to the front or side? * Does perturbation training reduce the incidence of preventable gait-related falls during the first year after total knee replacement? Participants will: * complete surveys about their condition and fall history and take part in testing of walking ability and balance. * have a baseline gait analysis test to measure the motion of their body during normal walking. * Be randomized into two groups. One will receive fall-prevention literature. The other will receive the same literature and then take part in a two-week treadmill perturbation training program. * be contacted every two weeks for one year, and asked questions about whether they have fallen during that time. * wear a Fitbit activity monitor on their wrist for one year. Researchers will compare the number of falls from the group that only received literature to the treatment group to see if the training group has fewer falls during the year after surgery.

Official Title

Preoperative Perturbation Training to Prevent Falls After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-05-31
Study Completion:2029-04
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05736666

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Diagnosis of endstage knee osteoarthritis requiring total knee arthroplasty (TKA). TKA scheduled within two months and able to schedule the required training visits prior to surgery.
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Study Coordinator
CONTACT
312-413-9432
biomechtrials@uic.edu

Principal Investigator

Kharma Foucher, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Illinois Chicago

Study Locations (Sites)

Biomechanics and Clinical Outcomes Laboratory, University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Kharma Foucher, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Illinois Chicago

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-05-31
Study Completion Date2029-04

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-05-31
Study Completion Date2029-04

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Falls
  • Knee Replacement

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Arthroplasty Complications