Osteoarthritis Paid Clinical Trials in Illinois

Our goal is to compare the serum biomarker changes of joint disease that occur in response to partially off-loaded (50%) walking exercise to regular (100%) walking exercise while on a Lower Body Positive Pressure (LBPP) treadmill. Secondly we are determining the relationship between changes in the concentration of these serum biomarkers and participant reported knee pain while walking on a LBPP treadmill. Read Less

The investigators goal is to provide a mechanism that allows for a better understanding of patient outcomes following rehabilitation. This includes functional outcomes measured by standardized and validated tools from the published literature. It incorporates comorbidities and patient demographic characteristics. It includes measures of general health as well along with activities of daily living and behavioral health aspects. Measures of quality and satisfaction and use of Net Promoter Scores also are included. All of these components come together to form a remarkably comprehensive picture of patients and their associated outcomes. This is a unique milestone in rehabilitative care and will act to inform and direct evidence-based approaches and treatment guidelines. Data are collected via the investigators proprietary electronic medical record system and are synthetic to the clinical process-that is, the data are collected in real-time with patients and the scores are immediately provided to the treating therapist as well as archived for later Registry and scientific use. Subsequent reporting can be risk adjusted to any variable collected which yields robust insights as to idiopathic patient conditions. However, no PHI information will be available. Read Less