Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Cane in Osteoarthritis (OA) Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of São Paulo
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Sixty four participants were enrolled in a randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of daily cane use on pain, function, quality of life and energy consumption during the ga...
Detailed Description
Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary Knee osteoarthritis (ACR criteria)
- VAS for knee pain between 3 and 7
- No changes the NSAID intake or physical activity in the previous 3 months
Exclusion
- Symptomatic heart or pulmonary disease
- Severe systemic disease
- Other symptomatic disease in the lower limb or in the upper limb that will carry the cane
- Joint injection in the previous 3 months
- PT in the previous 3 months
- Previously cane use
- Start regular physical activity in the last month
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00698412
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
July 1 2007
Last Update
June 17 2008
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Federal University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil