Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Knee Bracing on Improving Pain & Disability
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall purpose of the proposed pilot study is to establish the feasibility of conducting a clinical trial by evaluating the preliminary effects of 8 weeks of knee bracing on physiological measure...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must:
- have a physician diagnosis of knee OA in the medial compartment and exhibit symptomatic knee OA, which the investigators will define as a normalized, person based, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) function subscale score \> 31 (out of 100 points, indicating most dysfunction).
- have had a knee radiograph taken within the previous 6 months.
- be between the ages of 40 and 75 years old will be included.
Exclusion
- Participants will be excluded if they have:
- been diagnosed with a cardiovascular condition restricting exercise;
- had a corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection in the involved knee in the previous 2 weeks;
- a pacemaker;
- a neurodegenerative condition;
- rheumatoid arthritis;
- cancer;
- neural sensory dysfunction over the knee;
- a BMI over 35;
- history of lower extremity orthopaedic surgery in the past year;
- a history of a traumatic knee injury in the past 6 months;
- any history of a total knee arthroplasty in either extremity; or
- a diagnosed, non-reconstructed knee ligament tear.
- the need of an assistive device to walk.
- The investigators will also exclude pregnant women, as well as women who are trying to get pregnant or plan to get pregnant during the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04044612
Start Date
December 1 2018
End Date
March 31 2020
Last Update
March 8 2021
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Motion Science Institute
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599