Is a digital knee brace helpful for patients with osteoarthritis?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000535875
• Lead Sponsor: Aidan Messenger

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-06
• Study Completion: 2021-09-26
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

In order to participate patients must:
- Have Osteoarthritis of the knee in one or both knees.
- Be over the age of 18 and under the age of 85.
- Have access to a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

You will not be able to participate if you:
- Have a history of significant injury to either leg in the previous 6-months that
required surgery.
- Are unable to read and speak English
- Are unable to commit to an 8-week intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Composite knee function, stiffness, and pain score measured via the self report Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire.[Baseline (before intervention), and upon completion (after 8 week intervention).];Composite knee function, stiffness, and pain score measured via the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).[Baseline (before intervention), and upon completion (after 8 week intervention).];Knee-related quality of life assessed using the KOOS Quality of Life subscale. [Baseline (before intervention), and upon completion (after 8 week intervention).]