Knee osteoarthritis is a common problem with the disease prevalence increasing with advancing age. This study will be performed in the purpose of determination the effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms reduction of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Knee osteoarthritis is a common problem with the disease prevalence increasing with advancing age. Because of the high incidence of knee osteoarthritis in the elderly and the seriousness of drug effects in this age group and lack of controlled study in our country regarding the possible benefits or lack of benefit of laterally wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis and also due to strike, and results of mixed in other studies, this study will be performed in the purpose of determination the effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms reduction of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Patients will use laterally wedged insoles with 5o tilt toward medial side and made of ethylene vinyl acetate coated with leather. The medial thickness is 4 mm with lateral thickness of 10 mm.
Department of Rehabilitation, Alzahra Hospital
Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Change from baseline in knee pain severity after 2 months.
The pain score (100 mm Visual Analogue Score ) is evaluated at baseline and then after 2 months of therapy.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Change from baseline in knee's functional degree after 2 months.
Knee's functional degree (Edinburg Index) is evaluated at baseline and then 2 months after therapy.
Time frame: Up to 2 months.
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