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Mechanics of Knee Bracing

NCT00823888 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2011-07-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall objective of this project is to determine whether the provision of a pneumatic knee brace in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) improves knee mechanics. Secondary objectives will be to assess if the brace relieves knee pain and improves function. We will test the hypothesis that compared to the control treatment (see below for the definition) the use of a pneumatic knee brace is effective in medial knee OA.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

DEVICE

pneumatic brace

pneumatic knee brace with three trial conditions: air bladders inflated at 0psi, 7 psi, and 12 psi

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • The New England Baptist Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William F Harvey, MD · New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts Medical Center

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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