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