Patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: the effect of custom foot orthoses compared to specialised footwear on pain, function and bone marrow lesions. A pilot study.

Professor Kay Crossley0 sites44 target enrollmentJanuary 7, 2015

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 7, 2015

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Professor Kay Crossley

•i) aged \>\= 40 years;
•ii) anterior knee pain aggravated by at least two activities that load the patellofemoral joint (e.g. squatting, stair ambulation);
•iii) pain during these activities present on most days in the past month;
•iv) pain severity \>30mm on a 100mm visual analogue scale during aggravating activities;
•v) radiographic evidence of patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (\>\= OARSI atlas grade 1\), or MRI evidence (a definite osteophyte \& partial or full thickness cartilage loss. Hunter et al, 2011\).

•(i) concomitant pain from other knee structures (including TFJ), hip or lumbar spine;
•(ii) recent treatment for patellofemoral pain (knee injections within the previous 3 months; foot orthoses or physiotherapy within the previous 12 months);
•(iii) any foot condition precluding the use of foot orthoses;
•(iv) knee or hip arthroplasty or osteotomy;
•(v) planned lower limb surgery in the following 2 months;
•(vi) moderate to severe concomitant tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (Kellgren and Lawrence grade \>\= 3 on radiograph);
•(vii) neurological or systemic arthritis conditions;
•(viii) physical inability to undertake testing procedures;
•(ix) contraindications to x\-ray (e.g. pregnant, breastfeeding);
•(x) inability to understand written and spoken English.