Osteoarthritis, Balance, and Fear of Falling

Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

— OA  

Official title:

Do Activity-Specific Balance Confidence and Fear of Fall Affect Autonomy and Social Participation in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis Above 65 Years Old?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04660357
• Other study ID #: 2020/281
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: September 20, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2020
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive and irreversible degenerative joint disease characterized by marginal bone hypertrophy, erosion, and subchondral sclerosis in the articular cartilage.It has been determined that being of advanced age and joint involvement due to osteoarthritis are a risk factor for addiction in activities and this increases the individual's self-care ability and dependency in daily living activities.Older individuals with knee osteoarthritis may be at risk of falling.This study was planned to examine the relationship between activity-specific balance confidence and fear of falling, autonomy and social participation in individuals with knee osteoarthritis over 65 years of age.

Description:

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive and irreversible degenerative joint disease characterized by marginal bone hypertrophy, erosion, and subchondral sclerosis in the articular cartilage.It has been determined that being of advanced age and joint involvement due to osteoarthritis are a risk factor for addiction in activities and this increases the individual's self-care ability and dependency in daily living activities.Older individuals with knee osteoarthritis may be at risk of falling.Considering the relationship between the concepts of osteoarthritis and old age with the common concepts of daily life activity problems, falling, loss of autonomy and affecting social participation; this study was planned to examine the relationship between activity-specific balance confidence and fear of falling, autonomy and social participation in individuals with knee osteoarthritis over 65 years of age.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 20, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years old

• Diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis according to ACR diagnostic criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Not having enough cooperation

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis

Intervention

Other:
• survey study
survey study

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Özgü Inal	Edirne	Merkez

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	WOMAC, The Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, Falls Efficacy Scale, The functional autonomy measurement system, Community Integration Questionnaire, Berg Balance Scale	The WOMAC index is a disease-specific, self-administered questionnaire developed to study patients with hip or knee OA. It consists of 24 questions, grouped into 3 subscales.Higher scores indicate more or worse symptoms, maximal limitations, and poor health.	1 year