ArticleRheumatology advances in practice2024
Exercise and footwear in medial knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial comparing flat flexible footwear to stable supportive shoes.
Article in Rheumatology advances in practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03796832 (The FiREwORK Trial - Self-management With FootweaR Combined With Exercise for OsteoaRthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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The FiREwORK Trial - Self-management With FootweaR Combined With Exercise for OsteoaRthritis (OA) at the Knee: a Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial
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1 citing paper in PubMed.
- 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
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Abstract
Objective: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated whether adding daily use of flat flexible footwear (FFF) to a strengthening and aerobic exercise program improved short- and longer-term outcomes compared with adding stable supportive shoes (SSS) in people with medial tibiofemoral OA. Methods: Participants ( Results: There were no significant differences between the groups in the change in pain on walking [between-group difference -0.67 (95% CI -1.62, 0.29)] at 3 months. Knee pain on walking and overall knee pain significantly decreased in both groups at 3 and 9 months. Physical function and QoL improved in both groups at 3 and 9 months. We found no between-group differences in any secondary outcome at any time. Conclusions: FFF added to exercise therapy did not provide additional better symptom nor structure-modification benefit compared with conventional SSS and exercise in people with medial tibiofemoral OA. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (http://clinicaltrials.gov), NCT03796832.
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