Wedged Orthoses and Knee Osteoarthritis

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Conditions studied: Knee Osteoarthritis

In brief

The five-year goal of this project is to investigate the effect of in-shoe wedged orthoses on lower extremity function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. In general, our aims address the long-term effects of orthoses. The investigators hypothesize that subjects who use the lateral wedged in shoe orthosis will result in altered gait mechanics that reflect a reduction in the frontal plane knee joint moment compared to subjects who use a neutral in shoe orthosis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00420147

Run by

University of Delaware

People needed

38

Starts

2002-02-01

Expected to finish

2007-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-16

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed unilateral knee osteoarthritis by a qualified physician
• Recent (within 3 months of entrance into the study) radiographic confirmation of OA grade (I-IV) as evidenced by joint space narrowing and the presence of osteophytes
• A score of 50-90 mm on a 100 mm visual analogue pain scale for walking
• Ability to walk independently without the use of assistive devices

You may not qualify if…

• History of lower extremity joint surgery or other lower extremity injury that would hinder ambulation
• Severe foot deformity that would prevent the accommodation of the wedged orthotic device
• Other disease process such as neurologic, cardiac, or oncologic, that would hinder one's ability to ambulate
• Any condition, such as diabetes, that results in loss of sensation in the lower extremities

Where it is running

• University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware, United States

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