The description of knee brace interventions for knee osteoarthritis: a review of published randomised controlled trials

Purpose: Many systematic reviews have summarised evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the clinical effectiveness of knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, a detailed synthesis of the descriptions of the actual bracing interventions tested is lacking. The absence of full descriptions of these complex interventions could limit efforts to replicate and extend research findings as well as hamper reliable implementation in clinical practice. We therefore aimed to synthesise and critically evaluate the content and quality of intervention descriptions in published RCTs of bracing for knee OA according to the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) guidelines.
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Source Type: research