Shoe Inserts for Treating Osteoarthritis of the Knee - Full Text View

Shoe Inserts for Treating Osteoarthritis of the Knee

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00032240

Purpose

This trial will test shoe inserts for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, the most common form of knee arthritis. Those with disease on the inner (medial) aspect of the knee will be studied.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoarthritis, Knee	Device: Shoe Insert	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:

Osteoarthritis

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Randomized Trial of a Wedged Insole for Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS):

Estimated Enrollment:	90
Study Start Date:	February 2002
Study Completion Date:	August 2006
Primary Completion Date:	August 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	45 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Medial knee osteoarthritis
Pain
No foot problems
Lives in Boston, Massachusetts Metro area

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00032240

Locations


United States, Massachusetts
	Boston University Medical Center
	Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	David T. Felson, MD	Boston University

More Information

Publications:

Kerrigan DC, Lelas JL, Goggins J, Merriman GJ, Kaplan RJ, Felson DT. Effectiveness of a lateral-wedge insole on knee varus torque in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Jul;83(7):889-93.

Goggins J, Baker K, Felson D. What WOMAC pain score should make a patient eligible for a trial in knee osteoarthritis? J Rheumatol. 2005 Mar;32(3):540-2.

Publications indexed to this study:

Baker K, Goggins J, Xie H, Szumowski K, LaValley M, Hunter DJ, Felson DT. A randomized crossover trial of a wedged insole for treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Apr;56(4):1198-203.

Study ID Numbers:	P60 AR47785, NIAMS-076
First Received:	March 12, 2002
Last Updated:	December 20, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00032240
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS):

Biomechanics

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases

Arthritis

Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 21, 2008