Effects of a Valgus Unloader Brace on Medial Femoral Cartilage

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a valgus unloader brace condition on the acute change in medial femoral condyle cartilage morphology using Ultrasound following a standardized walking protocol.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03272672

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

30

Starts

2017-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Uninjured participants. There will be no exclusion based on race, gender or ethnicity.

You may not qualify if…

• congenital or degenerative joint condition, orthopedic implants, current joint pain (quantified as less than 2 on a 10cm visual analog scale),
• cartilage injury of any joint, lower extremity fracture, or upper extremity fracture within the last year.
• any major ligamentous or cartilage injury of the knee or hip joints, or reported of cartilage injury at the ankle.

Where it is running

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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