Effectiveness of Cane in Osteoarthritis (OA) Patients
Summary
Sixty four participants were enrolled in a randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of daily cane use on pain, function, quality of life and energy consumption during the gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Description
Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Intervention
Cane
Location
Federal University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
SP
Brazil
Status
Completed
Source
Federal University of São Paulo
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00698412
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the knee joint consisting of three large categories: conditions that block normal synchronous movement, conditions that produce abnormal pathways of motion, and conditions that cause stress concentration resulting in changes to articular cartilage. (Crenshaw, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, p2019)
Knee Injuries
Injuries to the knee or the knee joint.
Knee Prosthesis
Replacement for a knee joint.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Replacement of the knee joint.
Popliteal Cyst
A SYNOVIAL CYST located in the back of the knee, in the popliteal space arising from the semimembranous bursa or the knee joint.
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