Shoe Inserts for Treating Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Boston University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Device: Shoe Insert

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00032240

NIAMS-076

P60AR047785 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind