This is a clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a lateral wedge insole with subtalar strapping in knee osteoarthritis treatment.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a lateral wedge insole with subtalar strapping in knee osteoarthritis treatment. Fifty-eight patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to use either a lateral wedge or a neutral insole. VAS, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and Lequesne questionnaires were applied at baseline, and weeks two, eight, and 24.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
58
Neutral insole with subtalar strapping (sham)
Lateral wedge insole with subtalar strapping
Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia HC-FMUSP
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Symptoms
Evaluation of patient's symptoms using WOMAC (western ontario and mcmaster universities osteoarthritis index), VAS (visual analogic scale of pain) and Lequesne questionaires
Time frame: 24 weeks
Ankle pain
Number of patients that reported ankle pain related to the use of the insole as a measure of tolerability
Time frame: 24 weeks
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