Design and manufacturing of new orthosis for knee osteoarthritis and evaluation of its effect on gait in people with knee osteoarthritis

Phase 2

Conditions: M17.10
Knee Osteoarthritis.
Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified knee

Registration Number: IRCT20160904029684N3

Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Medial compartment knee OA with grade 2 or 3 of KL scale
Age range 35- 70 years old
BMI range 18.5 - 35

Exclusion Criteria

Lateral compartment knee OA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis of ankle or hip or vertebral column or patellofemoral joint
Chronic or severe disturbances that lead to change in the gait pattern of the participants and can be recognized by the researchers observational assessment.
History of operation in lower limb
History of injection or operation in the last 6 months

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee adduction moment. Timepoint: Before wearing orthosis and after wearing orthosis. Method of measurement: Force plate synchronized with the motion analysis instrument.;Comfort. Timepoint: Before wearing orthosis and after wearing orthosis. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Kinetic parameters. Timepoint: Before wearing orthosis and after wearing orthosis. Method of measurement: Force Plate.

Secondary Outcome Measures