Evaluation of the immediate effect of distractive KIA-knee” knee brace on reduction of adduction moment and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220824055786N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Having medial knee osteoarthritis
The severity of osteoarthritis is mild or moderate (Kelgren-Lawrence classification) based on the graph prepared in the last 6 months
Has an age range of 40 to 70 years
The amount of pain at rest (VAS index) is equal to or more than 4
Severity of knee varus deformity based on graph in anterior-posterior view is 2 to 11 degrees
BMI is equal to or less than 35
No injections of hyaluronic acid or corticosteroids in the last 6 months
No use of other orthoses
Indications for knee joint surgery according to the opinion of an orthopedic specialist
Suffering from concurrent arthritis of hip or ankle joints or feet on the same or opposite side
Having heart or lung diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, skin disorders, infection, diabetes, acute knee inflammation, knee pain caused by other factors or deep vein thrombosis
History of stroke
History of fracture around the knee or total or partial knee arthroplasty surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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