Knee osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: soft medical insoles of polyurethane type with hardness between 10 and 25 and will be commercially available. The sole will have a 7-degree outer edge and a length
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Young elderly aged 60 to 69 years and both sexes History of pain and tenderness in the internal compartment of the knee in the last six months Average knee pain of at least 3 on the (Visual Analogue Scale) VAS scale Tibiofemoral internal involvement and reduction of joint space Grade 1 to 3 in the inner part of the tibofemoral in kellgren Lawrence (k/L) Tendency to wear insoles for shoes for at least 4 hours a day.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Intra-articular injection in the last six months History of any knee surgery or lower limb injury Inability to walk without assistance, cane or walker Involvement and osteophytes in the outer part of the tibiofemoral more than the inner Rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthritis, diabetic neuropathy Current use of knee braces or analgesics Body mass index (BMI) more than 30 kg per square meter Elderly people with cognitive and mental problems or low alertness and use of confusing and sleep-inducing drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain score. Timepoint: 30 days. Method of measurement: From 2 questionnaires :Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)? Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).;Quality of Life. Timepoint: 30 days. Method of measurement: Quality of Life Scale developed through the World Health Organization (bref ). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Abdolhosseinpoor
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed