Inlay versus brace treatment for medial knee osteoarthritis. A randomised trial.

Completed

Registration Number: NL-OMON27633

Brief Summary: Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee. <br> Brouwer RW, Jakma TS, Verhagen AP, Verhaar JA, Bierma-Zeinstra SM. <br> Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD004020.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients (male and female) with symptomatic medial osteoarthritis of the knee are included. Patients will be included after informed consent given and baseline measurements made.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are below 35 or above 60 years of age, symptoms not related to medial osteoarthritis of the knee or not able to speak or understand Dutch.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Will inlay treatment for patients with symptomatic medial knee ostearthritis yield better results then brace treatment?<br /><br /><br>Measurements:<br /> <br>1. Painscore (VAS);<bR><br>2. Hospital for Special Surgery (HHS) Knee Service Rating System;<br /><br>3. Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
I- Will there be a functional diference between both groups?<bR><br /><br>Measurements: <br /><br>1. Gait analysis (knee adduction moment, toeing-out, knee extension moment);<br /><br>2. Knee range of motion; <br /><br>3. Patient satisfaction;<br /><br>4. Maxmium walking distance<br /><br>II – Will conservative treatment (inlay or brace) give a favourable outcome for medial knee osteoarthritis?<br><br /><br /><br>Measurements:<br /><br>5. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA-scan);<br /><br>6. Osteoarthritis markers (serum and urine);<br /><br>7. Hip-knee-ankel (HKA)angle.