Conservative Therapy of medial Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Comparison of an ankle-foot-orthosis with lateral wedge insoles in a cross-over study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: M17.9; Gonarthrosis, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00016783
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Primary and secondary osteoarthritis of the knee (Kellgren & Lawrence 1-3), physiotherapy, oral analgetics and other external therapies as possible accompanying therapies, no history of orthosis or insoles or orthopedic shoe modifications for osteoarthritis of the knee, competency to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

history of surgery for osteoarthritis, invasive therapies (e.g. injections), Kellgren & Lawrence 4, lack of physical capacity or lack of compliance, cancellation if withdrawal of consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of external knee adduction moment (KAM) and ankle biomechanics as determining factor for the change in KAM. Measurement by 3D instrumented gait analysis with each orthopedic device after 6 weeks of use of the device, compared with gait analysis without any device.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in osteoarthritis symptoms (American Knee Society Score, Oxford 12 Knee Score and FFbH-OA: functional questionnaire of Hannover for OA) and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) after 6 and 12 weeks compared to the beginning of the study.