A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF A WEDGED INSOLE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE

这个子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供的资源的许多研究子项目之一。子项目和调查员(PI)可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可能会出现在其他CRISE条目中。列出的机构是针对中心的，而不一定是针对调查员的机构。对膝关节内侧骨性关节炎患者使用楔形鞋垫的随机临床试验进行改革，以确定使用这些鞋垫是否能减轻疼痛。该项目的总体目标是确定在内科膝骨性关节炎患者中提供外翻鞋垫是否能缓解膝关节疼痛。具体目标是在膝关节内侧骨关节炎患者中进行16周的随机交叉临床试验，以确定在使用这种治疗期间而不是在使用相同材料制成的中性插入物期间，在鞋内提供外翻楔形嵌入物是否会导致较低的疼痛评分。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. To reform a randomized clinical trial of a wedged insole in patients with medial knee osteoarthititis to determine whether the use of these insoles alleviates pain. The overall objective of this project is to determine whether the provision of valgus insoles in patients with medical knee osteoarthritis relieves knee pain. The specific aims are to undertake a 16 week randomized crossover clinical trial in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis to determine whether provision of valgus wedge insert into the shoe leads to lower pain scores during the time this treatment is used rather than during the use of a neutral insert made of the same material.