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Effect of a Lateral Wedge Insole and Simple Knee Sleeve in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis

Primary Purpose

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Lateral wedge insole (insole)
simple knee sleeve (sleeve)
simple knee sleeve + lateral wedge insole
Sponsored by
University of Salford
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Osteoarthritis, Knee

Eligibility Criteria

35 Years - 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1- Mild knee pain during walking on flat surface diagnosis via KOOS questionnaire (3 out of 10) because our aim of the study to reduce pain with combined treatment and pain lower than 3 out of 10 score might not allow to compared the pain reduction between the group.

    2- Definitive medial joint narrowing higher or equal to the lateral side and osteophytes on X-Ray A-P or PA view in weight bearing position if possible.

    3- Medial joint tenderness either by patient's indication or the clinician under the clinical examination indicating tenderness in the tibiofemoral joint.

    4- K-L grade 2 or 3 of plain radiographs. If the patient has had arthroscopy or MRI as their usual clinical care. Indication of grade 1 osteoarthritis pulse the radiological plain x-ray will be used.

    5- Being able to walk without assisted devices for 100 meters non-stop because he or she will not be able to complete this study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1- More pain localized to patellpfemoral or lateral joint than the medial knee side on examination.

    2- Tricompartmental knee osteoarthritis. 3- K-L grade 4 or higher. 4- Neurological or orthopaedic situations known to affect the ability to walk. 5- Tibial osteotomy or any other realignment operation. 6- Total knee replacement. 7- Any condition contraindicates orthosiss (sleeve or insole) use. 8- Steroid injection to affected intra-articular knee joint space in the previous month.

    9- Previous or current use of any oththosis. 10- Participants with 30 BMI and higher will be excluded because previous study showed that individuals with 33 BMI.

    11- Lower than 35 years and higher than 85 as this period was identified to highest incidence period (Losina et al., 2013). Although individuals with 86 and higher has high prevalence to the knee OA, exclusion this population was important due to high amount of walking and balance test.

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm 3

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Experimental

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    Insole group

    Sleeve group

    insole + sleeve group

    Arm Description

    This group will be treated via using lateral wedge insole. lateral wedge insole is an insole with higher lateral side than medial side. This insole is inserted in the participant shoes.

    This group will be treated via using simple knee sleeve. Simple knee sleeve is a knee support which has no metal support. This sleeve is wrapped around each participant knee.

    this group will have treated via using the later wedge insole and the sleeve together as combined treatment. lateral wedge insole is an insole with higher lateral side than medial side. This insole is inserted in the participant shoes. Simple knee sleeve is a knee support which has no metal support. This sleeve is wrapped around each participant knee.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    External knee adduction moment (EKAM)
    External knee adduction moment is a curve which is consider as indirect measurement of the knee loading. Using the gait analysis system will give us this outcome
    Pain measurment.
    10 cm visual analogue scale will be used to measure pain.
    Muscle co-contraction
    Muscle co-contraction can be measured after using Electromyography machine. This outcome gives us indicator to the effect of the treatment on muscle activity and loading.
    Dynamic balance
    The modified star excursion balance test will be used. In this test, the participants balance on maintaining single-leg stance, while reaching with the free limb in anterior and lateral directions in relation to the stance foot as far as they can, then return to double support without losing balance.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Joint position sense
    Each participant was asked to sit at the edge of a bed. Participants were blindfolded and barefoot to eliminate any other effects on the test results. After receiving instructions for the procedure and performing two practice trials, each participant was asked to extend his/her knee to one of the five randomly selected angles. The participate then will be asked to replicated the angle and the angle will be measure by using the gait lab.
    Pressure pain threshold
    Pressure guage will be used to measure the pain threshold on medial condyle and medial malleolus. Each participant will be asked to lie in side lying on the bed and Algometer's probe will be held perpendicular to the area which will be tested. Pain pressure threshold is defined as the lowest pressure intensity at which the pain felt. Pressure will be applied to the area tested at constant speed 10 kPa/s. each participant will be instructed to say stop when the first sensation of pain due to pressure felt. Each patient will be given 2 trials before starting the tests. Area which will be tested are the medial side of the knee as this considered the most painful area and medial malleolus as reference pain-free area (Wylde, Palmer, Learmonth, & Dieppe, 2011). Each test will be performed 3 times and the average will be calculated for each site. Pain pressure assessment will be performed at the baseline and after 6 weeks in order to investigate the treatments effect.
    Physical function tests
    3 functional tests will be used to investigate the effect of the treatment 40 meter fast paced walk test, 30 second chair stand test, a stair climb test). A- 40 meter fast paced test. Each participant will be asked to walk 10 meters' distance for 4 time which will be marked by tap on the floor. B- 30 second chair stand test: This test represents the number of counts that each participant can do to stand and sit on a chair in 30 second. C- 9 step stair climb test: In this test the time which will be taken by each participant to ascend 9 steps (20cm high) and descend will be measured in second.
    Physical activity level
    Exam the effect of the treatment on the physical activity level using physical activity scale for elderly questionnaire. Physical activity will be measured in this study via using physical activity scale for elderly (PASE). PASE (Appendix 7) is a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure the physical activity level (Martin et al., 1999; Ngai, Cheung, Lam, Chiu, & Fung, 2012; Washburn & Ficker, 1999).

    Full Information

    First Posted
    July 19, 2017
    Last Updated
    July 20, 2017
    Sponsor
    University of Salford
    Collaborators
    Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT03225911
    Brief Title
    Effect of a Lateral Wedge Insole and Simple Knee Sleeve in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis
    Official Title
    Effect of a Lateral Wedge Insole and Simple Knee Sleeve as a Single and Combined Treatment on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis (The IN-SLEEVE Study).
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    July 2017
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Unknown status
    Study Start Date
    September 25, 2017 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    December 25, 2018 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    March 25, 2019 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Principal Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    University of Salford
    Collaborators
    Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    The focus of this project is to determine the immediate efficacy of a combined treatment (lateral wedge insole + simple knee sleeve) in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and the short term effect over 6 weeks. Secondly, to compare the effect of this combined treatment with each treatment on its own (lateral wedge insole, simple knee sleeve)

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Osteoarthritis, Knee

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Masking
    Participant
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    30 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Insole group
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    This group will be treated via using lateral wedge insole. lateral wedge insole is an insole with higher lateral side than medial side. This insole is inserted in the participant shoes.
    Arm Title
    Sleeve group
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    This group will be treated via using simple knee sleeve. Simple knee sleeve is a knee support which has no metal support. This sleeve is wrapped around each participant knee.
    Arm Title
    insole + sleeve group
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    this group will have treated via using the later wedge insole and the sleeve together as combined treatment. lateral wedge insole is an insole with higher lateral side than medial side. This insole is inserted in the participant shoes. Simple knee sleeve is a knee support which has no metal support. This sleeve is wrapped around each participant knee.
    Intervention Type
    Device
    Intervention Name(s)
    Lateral wedge insole (insole)
    Intervention Description
    The lateral wedge insole is an orthotic device that is placed inside the shoe. It has different thicknesses, with the lateral side being thicker than the medial side. This difference in thickness leads to the lateral side being higher than the medial side, with a different angulation.
    Intervention Type
    Device
    Intervention Name(s)
    simple knee sleeve (sleeve)
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    knee support
    Intervention Description
    The simple knee sleeve is support which is worn around the knee with no hinge or provide external valgus moment.
    Intervention Type
    Device
    Intervention Name(s)
    simple knee sleeve + lateral wedge insole
    Intervention Description
    The lateral wedge insole is an orthotic device that is placed inside the shoe. It has different thicknesses, with the lateral side being thicker than the medial side. This difference in thickness leads to the lateral side being higher than the medial side, with a different angulation. The simple knee sleeve is support which is worn around the knee with no hinge or provide external valgus moment.
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    External knee adduction moment (EKAM)
    Description
    External knee adduction moment is a curve which is consider as indirect measurement of the knee loading. Using the gait analysis system will give us this outcome
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Title
    Pain measurment.
    Description
    10 cm visual analogue scale will be used to measure pain.
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Title
    Muscle co-contraction
    Description
    Muscle co-contraction can be measured after using Electromyography machine. This outcome gives us indicator to the effect of the treatment on muscle activity and loading.
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Title
    Dynamic balance
    Description
    The modified star excursion balance test will be used. In this test, the participants balance on maintaining single-leg stance, while reaching with the free limb in anterior and lateral directions in relation to the stance foot as far as they can, then return to double support without losing balance.
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Joint position sense
    Description
    Each participant was asked to sit at the edge of a bed. Participants were blindfolded and barefoot to eliminate any other effects on the test results. After receiving instructions for the procedure and performing two practice trials, each participant was asked to extend his/her knee to one of the five randomly selected angles. The participate then will be asked to replicated the angle and the angle will be measure by using the gait lab.
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Title
    Pressure pain threshold
    Description
    Pressure guage will be used to measure the pain threshold on medial condyle and medial malleolus. Each participant will be asked to lie in side lying on the bed and Algometer's probe will be held perpendicular to the area which will be tested. Pain pressure threshold is defined as the lowest pressure intensity at which the pain felt. Pressure will be applied to the area tested at constant speed 10 kPa/s. each participant will be instructed to say stop when the first sensation of pain due to pressure felt. Each patient will be given 2 trials before starting the tests. Area which will be tested are the medial side of the knee as this considered the most painful area and medial malleolus as reference pain-free area (Wylde, Palmer, Learmonth, & Dieppe, 2011). Each test will be performed 3 times and the average will be calculated for each site. Pain pressure assessment will be performed at the baseline and after 6 weeks in order to investigate the treatments effect.
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Title
    Physical function tests
    Description
    3 functional tests will be used to investigate the effect of the treatment 40 meter fast paced walk test, 30 second chair stand test, a stair climb test). A- 40 meter fast paced test. Each participant will be asked to walk 10 meters' distance for 4 time which will be marked by tap on the floor. B- 30 second chair stand test: This test represents the number of counts that each participant can do to stand and sit on a chair in 30 second. C- 9 step stair climb test: In this test the time which will be taken by each participant to ascend 9 steps (20cm high) and descend will be measured in second.
    Time Frame
    6 weeks
    Title
    Physical activity level
    Description
    Exam the effect of the treatment on the physical activity level using physical activity scale for elderly questionnaire. Physical activity will be measured in this study via using physical activity scale for elderly (PASE). PASE (Appendix 7) is a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure the physical activity level (Martin et al., 1999; Ngai, Cheung, Lam, Chiu, & Fung, 2012; Washburn & Ficker, 1999).
    Time Frame
    6 weeks

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    35 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    85 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: 1- Mild knee pain during walking on flat surface diagnosis via KOOS questionnaire (3 out of 10) because our aim of the study to reduce pain with combined treatment and pain lower than 3 out of 10 score might not allow to compared the pain reduction between the group. 2- Definitive medial joint narrowing higher or equal to the lateral side and osteophytes on X-Ray A-P or PA view in weight bearing position if possible. 3- Medial joint tenderness either by patient's indication or the clinician under the clinical examination indicating tenderness in the tibiofemoral joint. 4- K-L grade 2 or 3 of plain radiographs. If the patient has had arthroscopy or MRI as their usual clinical care. Indication of grade 1 osteoarthritis pulse the radiological plain x-ray will be used. 5- Being able to walk without assisted devices for 100 meters non-stop because he or she will not be able to complete this study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1- More pain localized to patellpfemoral or lateral joint than the medial knee side on examination. 2- Tricompartmental knee osteoarthritis. 3- K-L grade 4 or higher. 4- Neurological or orthopaedic situations known to affect the ability to walk. 5- Tibial osteotomy or any other realignment operation. 6- Total knee replacement. 7- Any condition contraindicates orthosiss (sleeve or insole) use. 8- Steroid injection to affected intra-articular knee joint space in the previous month. 9- Previous or current use of any oththosis. 10- Participants with 30 BMI and higher will be excluded because previous study showed that individuals with 33 BMI. 11- Lower than 35 years and higher than 85 as this period was identified to highest incidence period (Losina et al., 2013). Although individuals with 86 and higher has high prevalence to the knee OA, exclusion this population was important due to high amount of walking and balance test.
    Central Contact Person:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Omar Althomali, PhD student
    Phone
    07427164565
    Email
    tt7uu@hotmail.com
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Richard K jones, Phd
    Phone
    0161060549
    Email
    r.k.jones@salford.ac.uk
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Richard K jones, Phd
    Organizational Affiliation
    Salford University
    Official's Role
    Study Director

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    Undecided

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