Who can take part?
You can take part in our research on low impact exercise if you:
- are 45 or over
- have had persistent knee pain for greater than 3 months or a diagnosis of Osteoarthritis
- have had no joint related morning stiffness, or morning stiffness lasting less than 30 minutes
- have had no specific joint injury within the last 6 months
- have been a non smoker for at least 6 months
- are able to undertake moderate intensity (based on personal capacity) stationary cycling and arm cycling
What is involved?
You will be asked to take part in four laboratory sessions in total:
- baseline exercise fitness testing (75 minutes)
- an exercise familiarisation session (90 minutes)
- two exercise trial sessions (one of cycling and one of arm-cycling – 120 minutes each)
On the two exercise trial sessions, symptom response and responses to experimentally induced pain will be measured before and immediately after exercise. All exercise tests will be of a moderate nature.
What you will get in return
You will receive individualised feedback detailing fitness levels and pain responses.
Confidentiality
Data will be anonymised, with personal information only used for the purposes of arranging study visits and for communication during the study. Personal information will be kept in secured offices and on password protected computers.
This study has received ethical approval from the University of Bath Department for Health Research Ethics Committee 1.