Shoe Lifts for Leg Length Inequality in Adults With Knee or Hip Symptoms

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Conditions studied: Leg Length Inequality, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip

In brief

Limb length inequality is when a person has one leg that is longer than the other. This research will look at correcting limb length inequality in adults with knee or hip symptoms. This study will examine whether ways of measuring leg length inequality in the clinic are valid and reliable, determine whether foot posture (flat foot, normal, and high arch) is related to leg length inequality, and determine whether shoe lifts are a helpful treatment for leg length inequality and knee/hip symptoms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01894100

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

46

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-14

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• participants from the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project who have been previously identified to have a LLI and knee or hip symptoms

You may not qualify if…

• hospitalized for stroke, myocardial infarction, coronary artery revascularization, or diagnosis of metastatic cancer in the past 3 months
• terminal illness
• rheumatoid arthritis, severe fibromyalgia, or other systemic rheumatic disease

Where it is running

• UNC-CH Thurston Arthritis Research Center — Smithfield, North Carolina, United States

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