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Walking Aids in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT00223795 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2017-11-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the single point cane will relieve pain and disability in overweight or obese people with knee OA through altered joint biomechanics and what factors influence acceptance of cane use.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Single point cane

Participants with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis will undergo gait evaluation with and without a single point cane.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Meika Fang, MD · VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West LA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

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