Orthotics for knee instability (OKIS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Musculoskeletal disorders, Neurological disorders; Subtopic: Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics), Neurological (all Subtopics); Disease: Musculoskeletal, Neuro-muscular and Encephalitis; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN65240228
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 3 July 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (16 years and older) with a neuromuscular disorder who have impaired walking ability due primarily to instability of the knee. Neuromuscular disorder will include conditions that primarily affect the peripheral nerve, muscle and neuromuscular junction e.g. motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, polio, myopathies, inclusion body myositis. People with knee instability related to CNS conditions will also be included e.g. spinal cord injury, spina bifida, stroke.
2. People who are able to give informed consent.
3. Purposive sampling will be used to select participants for interview to reflect a range of conditions, age, sex, length of
time fitted with an orthosis, high and low usage, living in different regions in England.

Exclusion Criteria

1. People aged under 16 years.
2. People with neuromuscular disorders other than those listed in Inclusion criteria above.
3. People who are unable to give informed consent, due to cognitive impairment, or for other reasons.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient perspectives of experiences of orthoses; Timepoint(s): Participation in interview/focus group on one occasion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration