Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
64 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-01-31
2007-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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1
Cane group
Cane
This group use the cane every day since the baseline
2
Control Group
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Cane
This group use the cane every day since the baseline
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* VAS for knee pain between 3 and 7
* No changes the NSAID intake or physical activity in the previous 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
* Severe systemic disease
* Other symptomatic disease in the lower limb or in the upper limb that will carry the cane
* Joint injection in the previous 3 months
* PT in the previous 3 months
* Previously cane use
* Start regular physical activity in the last month
40 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
OTHER_GOV
Federal University of São Paulo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Principal Investigators
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Anamaria Jones, PT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Federal University of São Paulo
Jamil Natour, MD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Federal University of São Paulo
Locations
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Federal University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Countries
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References
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Jones A, Silva PG, Silva AC, Colucci M, Tuffanin A, Jardim JR, Natour J. Impact of cane use on pain, function, general health and energy expenditure during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Feb;71(2):172-9. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.140178. Epub 2011 Nov 29.
Other Identifiers
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UNIFESP-102/2004
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id