The Influence of Wedge Insoles After Partial Meniscectomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Partial Meniscectomy
• Interventions: Device: Wedge Insole 5mm; Device: Knee Brace

• Registration Number: NCT02190188
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University Innsbruck

Brief Summary

Research on the implications of orthotic devices and the recovery after knee arthroscopy are widely known. But only a handful of specific issues have been studied to date. However, the effect of orthotic devices on the recovery after partial meniscectomy are largely unknown. To our best knowledge, there are no studies that deal with the treatment of partial medial or lateral meniscectomy with wedge insoles, valgus or varus knee braces. The purpose of this study is to find out if using wedge inserts or knee orthoses improve the outcomes after partial meniscectomy.

We therefore verify the following hypothesis: In patients with partial meniscectomy can be by the postoperative use of exculpatory wedge deposits or relieving knee brace achieve a significantly better clinical outcome than without specific treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2018-01-01
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

• full leg x-ray to measure the leg axis
• undersigned Informed Consent Form

Exclusion Criteria

• at the same time conducted or within one year subsequent corrective osteotomies of the leg axis
• medial meniscectomy combination and valgus
• combination of lateral meniscectomy and varus
• psychiatric or neurological comorbidities that produce a poor compliance
• forth degree cartilage lesions or evident osteoarthritis
• concomitant lesion of the collateral ligaments
• insufficient knowledge of the study language

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Wedge Insole with 5mm wedge angel	Wedge Insole 5mm	Participants wear a wedge insole after partial meniscectomy
Knee Brace	Knee Brace	Participants wear a knee brace after partial meniscectomy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee-specific questionnaires which combine an activity and a quality of life score.	Two years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Orthopedic; Medical University of Innsbruck; 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria