The multicenter randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of the medial side single hinge knee brace with strap (Unloader One) and the double hinge knee brace with center bridge (CB brace) for varus knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Varus knee osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000012368
- Lead Sponsor
- ara Medical University Department of General Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 33
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Present use of a brace An operation on the knee within the previous six months History of arthroplasty in the knee Arthritis other than osteoarthritis Skin disease Severe leg edema Peripheral vascular disease Varicose veins Severe dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)(Rest/Walking) MOS Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 5m comfortable and maximum walking speed Time Up and Go test Isometric knee extension strength Analgesic usage in the past month The number of intra-articular injections in the past month