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Daily Knee Sleeve Use for Chronic Knee Pain

This study is looking at whether using a knee sleeve daily can help older adults with ongoing knee pain. Researchers want to see if daily use of a knee sleeve (like the Mueller 4-way Stretch Knee Support, Mueller FIR Knee Support, or PhysFlex Knee Brace) affects how knee arthritis (osteoarthritis) progresses over five years and improves knee-related symptoms. You might be able to join if you are between 50 and 64 years old and have had knee pain for at least three months. The study aims to enroll 235 people, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing daily knee sleeve use to no knee sleeve use, involving 235 participants.
What's involved
You would have knee X-rays at the beginning and after five years. You would also complete surveys about your pain, knee function, and quality of life at 3 months and yearly.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for five years, with the primary outcome measured at the end of this period.

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NCT07674901

Daily Knee Sleeve Use Versus No Use in Older Adults With Chronic Knee Pain

Recruiting
NAAges 50–64InterventionalPrevention
Margaret L Gourlay, MD, MPH
~235 participants
Updated 2026-09-08 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Knee sleeve

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in radiographic grade of knee osteoarthritis severity
Measured over Change from baseline at 5 years

Conditions

Knee Arthritis, Osteoarthritis

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • RAYUS Radiology

    Springfield, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Margaret L Gourlay, MD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Knee Sleeve Trial Collaborative, LLC

Who to contact

Margaret L Gourlay, MD, MPH
[email protected]
413-213-4655
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What this trial measures

  • Change in radiographic grade of knee osteoarthritis severityChange from baseline at 5 years

    Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic grade 0 (best) to 4 (worst) on standing/weightbearing anterior/posterior (A/P) knee radiograph