Conservative therapy of medial knee osteoarthritis - A prospective randomized study about two different orthosis: 1. ankle foot orthosis versus 2. unloader knee orthosis

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• Conditions: M17.0; M17.1; M17.2; M17.3; M17.4; M17.5; Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral; Other primary gonarthrosis; Post-traumatic gonarthrosis, bilateral; Other post-traumatic gonarthrosis

• Registration Number: DRKS00009215
• Lead Sponsor: Otto Bock HealthCare Deutschland GmbH

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

Adults aged 35 years and older years suffering from medial OA. Medial OA is defined as pain located at the medial joint space in combination with radiological signs of OA (Grade 1 or higher) [2]. The radiological signs of OA will be assessed on whole leg x rays using the classification stated by Kellgren and Lawrence [8] (Grade 0-IV).

Exclusion Criteria

1. No knowledge of the German language, 2. pain which is not caused by medial OA, 3. lateral OA grade I and more, 4. no varus malalignement.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome measures are subjective assessments of pain at rest, with walking, and sports activity, reported on a numerical scale (0 to 100) [2] at baseline, at 8 weeks, 6 months and 1 year. This parameter was used for the sample size calculation.