to see effectiveness of knee orthosis in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/08/035721
- Lead Sponsor
- ShortTerm R D Project under DST Manipur
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
•Patient with Knee OA who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
•KL grading 2 and 3
Exclusion Criteria
1.arthritis other than osteoarthritis;
2.operation on the knee in the past six months;
3.any intra-articular steroid injections in the past 3 months, hyaluronic acid injection in the last 9 months,
4.any previous fracture of the tibia or femur;
5.skin disease, peripheral vascular disease or varicose veins;
6.inability to apply a brace because of physical limitations such as arthritis in the hand or an inability to bend over
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 10% reduction in pain scores using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and 10-20% improvement in functional score using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis IndexTimepoint: 10% reduction in pain scores using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and 10-20% improvement in functional score using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index at baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 20% improvement in functional outcomeTimepoint: 1 year