Status:
TERMINATED
Effectiveness of a Knee Brace When Combined With Viscosupplementation in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
OAD Orthopaedics
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hypothesis: Viscosupplementation when combined with an off-loading knee brace is more effective in treating the symptoms of knee OA then treating with viscosupplementation alone
Detailed Description
A randomized prospective study to assess the effectiveness of treating knee osteoarthritis with either a series of three viscosupplementation injections, an off-loading knee brace, or a combination of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Subjects, over the age of 18, with a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis which is confirmed by radiographs.
- Radiographs will be obtained and patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis will qualify a subject for enrollment.
- Subjects will also have a documented varus deformity.
- Exclusion criteria:
- Subjects with severe arthritis as demonstrated by radiographs.
- In addition those subjects with a known or suspected joint infection and subjects who had undergone arthrocentesis and/or intra-articular injection within 3 months of the study will be excluded.
- Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding will also be excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01478386
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
July 1 2013
Last Update
July 23 2013
Active Locations (1)
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OAD Orthopaedics
Warrenville, Illinois, United States, 60555