Status:

TERMINATED

Evaluating the Efficacy of Lateral Heel Wedges of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Lead Sponsor:

HealthPartners Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Minnesota

Minnesota Medical Foundation

Conditions:

Knee Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is looking at the efficacy of a sloped insole in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Regularly wearing a sloped insole over the course of one year will result in a wider joint space by x-ray...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients 30 years or older with medial compartment knee Osteoarthritis (unilateral) and Grade 4 Kellgren-Lawrence39 radiographic changes presenting for treatment of knee pain.
  • Range of motion knee-flexion beyond 100 degrees and not lacking more than 15 degrees of extension.
  • Subtalar and forefoot motion permitting foot/ankle eversion with weight bearing.
  • Sufficient shoe toe box height to allow space for the insole and therefore comfort and compliance.
  • Passive laxity of medial capsule and collateral ligament by knee extension test.

Exclusion

  • All other forms of knee arthritis other than OA.
  • Knee Instability- medial pseudo-opening of greater than grade 1 or detectable Anterior-posterior instability.
  • Less than Grade 4 Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic changes in the medial compartment of the knee39.
  • Grade 2 or greater Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic39 involvement of the patellofemoral or lateral compartment.
  • Inadequate knee range of motion
  • Balance problems requiring the use of a walker or wheel chair - ambulation with aid
  • Diabetics with peripheral neuropathy
  • Knee surgery within the past year
  • Intraarticular steroid injection or visco supplementation within 6 months
  • Stiff subtalar or forefoot joints - clinical test
  • Inadequate shoe toe box depth to accommodate the test or control inserts
  • Charcot joint
  • Fixed contracture of the medial capsule and/or collateral ligament- clinical test

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02254473

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

June 1 2017

Last Update

September 20 2019

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TRIA Orthopaedic Center

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, 55431