Comparison of the efficacy of an unloading knee brace equipped with vibration stimulation Vs conventional unloading knee brace in subjects with knee osteoarthritis

Comparison of the efficacy of an unloading knee brace equipped with vibration stimulation Vs conventional unloading knee brace on functional performance, external knee adduction moment and activitition level of lateral side of the surrounding knee muscles, in subjects with knee osteoarthritis.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160904029684N2

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-24

Start date

2018-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

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Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis. Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The participants in intervention group will use the unloader knee brace equipped with vibrator for 6 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: The participants in contr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medial compartment knee OA with grade 2 or 3 of KL scale Age range 35- 70 years old BMI range 18.5 - 35

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lateral compartment knee OA Rheumatoid Arthritis Osteoarthritis of ankle or hip or vertebral column or patellofemoral joint Chronic or severe disturbances that lead to change in the gait pattern of the participants and can be recognized by the researchers observational assessment. History of operation in lower limb History of injection or operation in the last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional performance. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the intervention. Method of measurement: KOOS questionnaire.;Knee adduction moment. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate synchronized with the motion analysis instrument.;Activation Level. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the. Method of measurement: Using electrocardiography instrument.	—

Measure

Time frame

Functional performance. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the intervention. Method of measurement: KOOS questionnaire.;Knee adduction moment. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate synchronized with the motion analysis instrument.;Activation Level. Timepoint: before receiving the intervention and 6 weeks after receiving the. Method of measurement: Using electrocardiography instrument.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIsmail Ebrahimi Takamjani

Iran University of Medical Sciences

ebrahimitakamjani.e@iums.ac.ir+222 27124

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026