Trial reportSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2015
Lateral wedge insole for knee osteoarthritis: randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Adjunctive therapies in addition to land-based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of orthopedic insoles on patients with knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Ineffectiveness of lateral-wedge insoles on the improvement of pain and function for medial knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of controlled randomized trials.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Immediate and Mid-Long-Term Effects of Foot Orthoses on Gait Biomechanics and Clinical Characteristics in Medial Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- Target-based approach for osteoarthritis treatment.World journal of orthopedics · 2020Article
- The effect of a lateral wedge insole and a subtalar strap on gait parameters in knee osteoarthritis.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2019Article
- Is the Wedged Insole an Effective Treatment Option When Compared with a Flat (Placebo) Insole: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Review
- Placebo effect in osteoarthritis: Why not use it to our advantage?World journal of orthopedics · 2015Article
- MicroRNA-411 inhibited matrix metalloproteinase 13 expression in human chondrocytes.American journal of translational research · 2015Article
- Comparing the effects of lower limb orthoses on knee pain, function, quality of life, and knee joint alignment in people with medial knee osteoarthritis.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
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objectiveOptimal management of knee osteoarthritis requires a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. The use of lateral wedge insoles to treat medial knee osteoarthritis is recommended, but there is still controversy about its efficacy. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether the use of lateral wedge insoles can diminish pain and improve function in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN AND
settingProspective randomized trial conducted in a tertiary-level hospital.
methodsWe prospectively enrolled 58 patients with medial knee osteoarthritis and randomized them to use either a lateral wedge insole with subtalar strapping (Group W), or a neutral insole with subtalar strapping (Group N - control). All the patients were instructed to use the insole for five to ten hours per day. A visual analogue pain scale, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Lequesne questionnaire were applied at baseline and at weeks 2, 8 and 24.
resultsAt weeks 8 and 24, both groups showed lower scores for WOMAC (P = 0,023 and P = 0,012 respectively). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups regarding the visual analogue pain scale, WOMAC or Lequesne results at any time evaluated.
conclusionThe use of a lateral wedge insole with subtalar strapping improved the patients' symptoms and function but was not superior to placebo insoles.
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