Effect of Exercise on Muscle Activity, Strength, and Balance in People With Knee Osteoarthritis

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07073911

Gillian Hatfield42 enrolled

Overview

This will be a clinical trial of a standardized group exercise intervention, Les Mills Thrive, and determine if it alters muscle activation patterns and improves strength, balance, and symptoms in those with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Muscle activation patterns will be assessed using surface electromyography, strength will be assessed using isokinetic dynamometry, balance will be measured using the Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CB\&M), and symptoms and typical activity will be measured using two questionnaires: the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). These outcome measures will be measured at baseline and after a 12-week group exercise intervention (Les Mills Thrive) for 42 older adults with knee OA. Results of this study will be disseminated via a report to Les Mills International, in community presentations, at relevant academic (e.g. Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) annual conference) and industry (e.g. Medical Fitness Association annual meeting) conferences, in an academic journal publication (e.g. Arthritis Care \& Research), and through press releases or other media publications.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

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Enrollment

Conditions

Osteo Arthritis Knee and Hip

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have received a diagnosis of knee OA from a physician and/or meet the American College of Rheumatology Clinical Classification Criteria for Osteoarthritis of the knee. The American College of Rheumatology criteria specify that a participant needs to have pain and fulfill three of the following six items: 1) aged 50 years or older, 2) no early morning stiffness or morning stiffness less than 30 minutes, 3) crepitus, 4) bony tenderness, 5) bony enlargement, 6) no palpable warmth * They must pass the Get Active Questionnaire to ensure that they are safe to begin an exercise program (determined via recruitment email). Exclusion Criteria: * i) severe knee trauma, knee surgery, or intraarticular knee joint injections in the previous six months, ii) active synovitis, iii) concurrent neurological (i.e. Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's dementia, or polyneuropathy), endocrine (i.e., diabetes mellitus) and/or vestibular disorders which may affect balance, iv) chronic disease that may put them at risk during the exercise classes (i.e., history of heart failure, stroke, chronic obstructive lung disease), v) uncorrected visual impairment which may affect balance, or vi) an inflammatory rheumatic disease (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and chronic reactive arthritis).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quadriceps amplitude (Quadriceps PC1)

Surface electromyography (EMG) will be used to assess muscle activation patterns from the quadriceps and hamstrings. We will assess overall magnitude of activity as well as co-activation. These outcomes will be extracted from the EMG data using principal component analysis (PCA). PCA is a pattern recognition technique that extracts the main patterns in waveform data. It has previously identified patterns of quadriceps and hamstrings activity that are correlated with knee osteoarthritis progression. The first pattern extracted from quadriceps EMG waveforms (Quadriceps PC1) captures the overall magnitude (i.e. amplitude) of quadriceps activity.

Time frame: From initial data collection to the end of treatment at 12 weeks

Quadriceps co-activation ( Quadriceps PC2)

Surface electromyography (EMG) will be used to assess muscle activation patterns from the quadriceps and hamstrings. We will assess overall magnitude of activity as well as co-activation. These outcomes will be extracted from the EMG data using principal component analysis (PCA). PCA is a pattern recognition technique that extracts the main patterns in waveform data. It has previously identified patterns of quadriceps and hamstrings activity that are correlated with knee osteoarthritis progression. The second pattern extracted from quadriceps EMG waveforms (Quadriceps PC2) captures prolonged quadriceps activity (i.e. co-activation).

Time frame: From baseline data collection to the end of the intervention at 12 weeks.

Hamstrings amplitude (Hamstrings PC1)

Surface electromyography (EMG) will be used to assess muscle activation patterns from the quadriceps and hamstrings. We will assess overall magnitude of activity as well as co-activation. These outcomes will be extracted from the EMG data using principal component analysis (PCA). PCA is a pattern recognition technique that extracts the main patterns in waveform data. It has previously identified patterns of quadriceps and hamstrings activity that are correlated with knee osteoarthritis progression. The first pattern extracted from hamstrings EMG waveforms (Hamstrings PC1) captures the overall magnitude (i.e. amplitude) of hamstrings activity.

Time frame: From baseline data collection to the end of the intervention at 12 weeks.

Hamstrings co-activation (Hamstrings PC2)

Surface electromyography (EMG) will be used to assess muscle activation patterns from the quadriceps and hamstrings. We will assess overall magnitude of activity as well as co-activation. These outcomes will be extracted from the EMG data using principal component analysis (PCA). PCA is a pattern recognition technique that extracts the main patterns in waveform data. It has previously identified patterns of quadriceps and hamstrings activity that are correlated with knee osteoarthritis progression. The second pattern extracted from hamstrings EMG waveforms (Hamstrings PC2) captures prolonged hamstrings activation (i.e. co-activation).

Time frame: From baseline data collection to the end of the intervention at 12 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes

Balance (Community Balance & Mobility Scale)

The Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CB\&M) was developed to assess community-level functional deficits in dynamic balance (locomotor stability during movement) and mobility. It assesses advanced balance and mobility activities such as rapid direction changes and dual tasking. This tool has been found to be valid and reliable in adults with knee OA , and avoids the ceiling effects of other balance tests like the Berg Balance Scale in individuals who can ambulate independently in the community.

Time frame: From baseline data collection to the end of the intervention at 12 weeks.

Knee extensor strength

Isometric knee extensor strength will be measured at 45 degrees of knee flexion using an isokinetic dynamometer. The participant will push as hard as they can against the dynamometer for 3 seconds. This will be repeated twice, with at least 2 minutes of rest between contractions.

Time frame: From baseline data collection until the end of the intervention at 12 weeks.

Knee flexor strength

Isometric knee flexor strength will be measured at 55 degrees of knee flexion using an isokinetic dynamometer. The participant will push as hard as they can against the dynamometer for 3 seconds. This will be repeated twice, with at least 2 minutes of rest between contractions.

Time frame: From baseline data collection until after the 12 week intervention.

Symptoms (WOMAC)

Knee symptoms will be assessed using the Western Ontario \& MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). This questionnaire assesses pain, stiffness, and function.

Time frame: From baseline data collection until after the 12 week intervention.

Physical activity

Self-reported physical activity will be assessed using the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE).

Time frame: From baseline until after the 12 week intervention.

Effect of Exercise on Muscle Activity, Strength, and Balance in People With Knee Osteoarthritis

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