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Effect of Footwear on the Clinical, Functional, and Biomechanical Aspects in Elderly Women With Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

NCT01342458 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2015-01-26

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether inexpensive, flexible and non-heeled footwear is effective in improving of clinical, functional and gait biomechanics in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Flexible footwear

The patients of the Intervention Group (IG) will be use over 6 month a flexible and non-heeled footwear (Moleca; Calçados Beira Rio S.A., Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a women's flexible flat walking shoe, without heels, with an anti-slip rubber sole, 5-mm thin, with a 3 mm internal wedge of ethylene vinyl acetate, made out of dubbed canvas. It had a mean weight of 172 ± 19.6 g, ranging from 142 to 193 g depending upon the size.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabel CN Sacco, PhD · Department of Physical therapy, Speech, and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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