NCT02388646

Energy Dispersive Bracing for Conservative Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Orthopaedic Research Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the effectiveness of a commercially available, over-the-counter knee brace in the conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Participants will either be fitted with a brace and told to wear it every day during normal activities, fitted with the brace and given instructions on a set of quadriceps strengthening exercises to complete twice daily, every day, or be given the exercise instructions, but not fitted with a brace. Functional and subjective outcomes will be collected preoperatively and at 6 and 12 weeks from baseline, with the goal of informing the effectiveness of bracing alone versus a home exercise program, and whether the combination of those provides the most therapeutic benefit to participants.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise Only	This group will be given a set of 2 exercises to complete at home. The exercises are designed to strengthen the quadriceps muscle group.
DEVICE	Brace Only	This group will be fitted with a Reaction Web brace and asked to wear it when going about activities of daily living.
OTHER	Bracing + Exercises	This group will be asked to both wear the Reaction Web brace during activities of daily living and complete a set of 2 exercises designed to strengthen the quadriceps muscle group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-31
• Completion: 2016-12-31
• First posted: 2015-03-17
• Last updated: 2021-04-12
• Results posted: 2021-04-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States