NCT01763515

Laterally Wedged Insoles for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

The Effects of Laterally Wedged Insoles on Symptoms Reduction of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Knee osteoarthritis is a common problem with the disease prevalence increasing with advancing age. This study will be performed in the purpose of determination the effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms reduction of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Knee osteoarthritis is a common problem with the disease prevalence increasing with advancing age. Because of the high incidence of knee osteoarthritis in the elderly and the seriousness of drug effects in this age group and lack of controlled study in our country regarding the possible benefits or lack of benefit of laterally wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis and also due to strike, and results of mixed in other studies, this study will be performed in the purpose of determination the effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms reduction of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laterally wedged insoles	Patients will use laterally wedged insoles with 5o tilt toward medial side and made of ethylene vinyl acetate coated with leather. The medial thickness is 4 mm with lateral thickness of 10 mm.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2013-01-09
• Last updated: 2013-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran