MedTrace Logo

Knee Brace and Biomechanical Footwear in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis.

NCT03684850 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2020-01-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates the effects of unloader knee brace, biomechanical footwear device and exercise therapy on pain, physical function and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The aim is to find more effective treatment strategies to delay or prevent heavy knee replacement surgeries.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis,Knee

Interventions

OTHER

Home-based exercise

Home-based exercises three times per week.

DEVICE

Knee brace

Progressive use of knee brace each day during activities of daily living.

DEVICE

Biomechanical footwear device

Progressive use of footwear each day during activities of daily living.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central Finland Hospital District

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jari Ylinen, Ph.D., M.D. · Central Finland Hospital District

  • Arja Häkkinen, Ph.D. · Central Finland Hospital District

  • Konsta Pamilo, M.D. · Central Finland Hospital District

  • Ari Heinonen, Ph.D. · University of Jyväskylä, Finland

  • Joost Dekker, Ph.D. · VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Jari Arokoski, Ph.D, M.D. · University of Eastern Finland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT03684850 on ClinicalTrials.gov