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Analysis of the Loss of Muscle Force, Power and Motor Control to Predict the Risk of Falls in Patients With Knee OA

RecruitingNAAges 65 Years - 80 YearsAllIstituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The twofold goal of this study is to understand the link between muscle power, muscle strength, and muscle control degradation with the risk of falling, and to develop a framework for the comprehensive and quantitative assessment of muscle power (and strength) in an elderly population of patients with knee osteoarthritis, who are at higher risk of falling. The main question it aims to answer is: โ— Are muscle power and motor control degradation better predictors of falls than muscle strength in the aging population? Participants will undergo: * Muscle force assessment on a dynamometer * Muscle power assessment on a dynamometer and on isntrumented stairs * Home-based mobility monitoring * Full lower limb MRI acquisition * Gait assessment

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 65 and 80 years * Kellgren score II e III * No history of falls in the last 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Any musculoskeletal, neurological, rheumatic or tumoral diseases * Dementia * Diabetes * Inguinal or abdominal hernia * Severe Hypertension (Level 3) * Severe Cardio-pulmonary insufficiency * Diagnosis of Osteonecrosis in the lower limb joints * Pathologies or physical conditions incompatible with the use of magnetic resonance imaging and electrostimulation (i.e., active and passive implanted biomedical devices, epilepsy, severe venous insufficiency in the lower limbs) * Previous interventions or traumas to the joints of the lower limb
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What it tests

  • Muscle power assessment
  • Muscle force assessment
  • Home-based mobility monitoring
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Gait assessment
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Where

1 site
IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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