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Combination of Lateral Foot Orthoses and Knee Brace for Treatment of the Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Interventions
Device: Combined treatment of medial knee osteoarthritis
Registration Number
NCT01870336
Lead Sponsor
Laval University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immediate and short-term effects of the combination of lateral customized foot orthoses on the pain and medial knee loading during gait among medial knee osteoarthritis patients. The effects of the combination is compared to the single use of these devices. The investigators recruited 22 knee osteoarthritis. They have to wear each of treatments (foot orthoses, knee brace and combination) during three months. A fifteen days wash-out period is given after each three months. Biomechanical evaluation is carried out before and after each three months. This evaluation consisted of three questionnaires (Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index ( WOMAC) and Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36( MOS-SF36)), a motion analysis with an optoelectronic system, then a 6-min walk test. During motion analysis, ten gait trials are executed without treatment and ten with the treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
22
Inclusion Criteria
  • Symptomatic medial knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade I, II or III) according to clinical and radiological criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
  • Knee pain > 31/100 (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index - WOMAC)
  • Moderately active
  • Varus knee alignment equal or superior to 2°
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe knee OA (K-L grade IV)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthritis
  • Avascular necrosis
  • History of periarticular fracture or septic arthritis
  • Bone metabolic disease
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis
  • Cartilaginous disease
  • Neuropathic arthropathy
  • Synovial osteochondromatosis
  • Total or partial knee arthroplasty
  • Flexion contracture of ipsi- or contra-lateral knee greater than 15°
  • Hip or ankle joint damage with mobility limitation
  • Obesity (BMI ≥ 40)
  • Intra-articular corticosteroids injection in the affected knee during the two previous months
  • Reduced mobility (Charnley class C)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Combination of the two treatmentsCombined treatment of medial knee osteoarthritisCombination of Lateral customized foot orthoses and knee brace
Lateral customized foot orthosesCombined treatment of medial knee osteoarthritisFoot orthoses with arch support and lateral inclination set at 7° (alone)
Knee braceCombined treatment of medial knee osteoarthritisOdrA Knee brace (alone)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Knee adduction momentChange from Baseline at 3 months
Change in Knee painChange from Baseline at 3 months

A 20-cm visual analog scale (0-100) is used to assess pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Spatiotemporal gait parametersChange from Baseline at 3 months
Change in Knee adduction angleChange from Baseline at 3 months
Change in ComfortChange from Baseline at 3 months

A 20-cm visual analog scale (0-100) is used to assess comfort.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pavillon de l'Éducation Physique et des Sports - Université Laval

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Québec, Quebec, Canada

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