Lateral wedge insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: 12 Month randomised controlled trial

KL Bennell; KA Bowles; C Payne; F Cicuttini; E Williamson; A Forbes; F Hanna; M Davies-Tuck; A Harris; RS Hinman

Journal article

Lateral wedge insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: 12 Month randomised controlled trial

KL Bennell, KA Bowles, C Payne, F Cicuttini, E Williamson, A Forbes, F Hanna, M Davies-Tuck, A Harris, RS Hinman

BMJ | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2912

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of lateral wedge insoles compared with flat control insoles on improving symptoms and slowing structural disease progression in medial knee osteoarthritis. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Community in Melbourne, Australia. Participants: 200 people aged 50 or more with clinical and radiographic diagnosis of mild to moderately severe medial knee osteoarthritis. Interventions: Full length 5 degree lateral wedged insoles or flat control insoles worn inside the shoes daily for 12 months. Main outcome measures: Primary symptomatic outcome was change in overall knee pain (past week) measured on an 11 point numerical rating scale. Primary structural outc..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by a project grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (No 350297). KLB is funded in part by an Australian Research Council future fellowship. The study sponsor had no role in the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the writing of the article and the decision to submit it for publication.