Tokyo, March 15 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060918) titled 'Stratified Effectiveness of Knee Orthosis for Knee Osteoarthritis' on March 13.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Fukuoka Tenjin Medical Rehabilitation Academy

Condition: Condition - Knee Osteoarthritis Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Estimates indicate that 253 million patients in Japan are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis based on plain radiographs Among musculoskeletal disorders osteoarthritis including knee osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability requiring long term care certification Knee orthotic therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis is established as a common treatment method but research demonstrating scientific evidence is insufficient and its general applicability is low This study aims to contribute to measures concerning orthotic therapy for knee osteoarthritis by measuring and understanding the effects of knee orthoses worn by patients with knee osteoarthritis Basic objectives2 - Safety,Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Knee orthosis Interventions/Control_2 - Without knee orthosis

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 40 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Patients with knee osteoarthritis hospitalized or receiving outpatient care at research facilities, based on an estimated number derived from prior studies Key exclusion criteria - Patients exhibiting functional impairment or pain that impedes measurement Target Size - 30

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069145

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