Comparison of the efficacy of an unloading knee brace equipped with vibration stimulation Vs conventional unloading knee brace in subjects with knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis.Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160904029684N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran National Science Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Medial compartment knee OA with grade 2 or 3 of KL scale
Age range 35- 70 years old
BMI range 18.5 - 35
Exclusion Criteria
Lateral compartment knee OA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis of ankle or hip or vertebral column or patellofemoral joint
Chronic or severe disturbances that lead to change in the gait pattern of the participants and can be recognized by the researchers observational assessment.
History of operation in lower limb
History of injection or operation in the last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional performance. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the intervention. Method of measurement: KOOS questionnaire.;Knee adduction moment. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate synchronized with the motion analysis instrument.;Activation Level. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the. Method of measurement: Using electrocardiography instrument.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method